Posts Tagged ‘NHS dentist’
Thousands more seeing NHS dentists in Yorkshire
Thousands more adults are seeing an NHS dentist in Yorkshire, according to recent figures from the NHS Information Centre. Figures showed that almost 2.35 million people saw an NHS dentist in the two year period leading up to June 2011, an increase from less than 2.2 million in the two years leading up to March […]
Council gives new health centre green light
Liverpool City Council has given plans to develop a brand new multi-million pound health centre the green light. The 5 million pound development will house GP surgeries and offer dental services, pharmaceutical services and specialist ante-natal and baby clinics. The new clinic will open on Edge Lane in Kensington and the surgeries currently operating from […]
Dental patient numbers reach an all-time high in Dumfries and Galloway
Recent figures have given NHS health bosses in Dumfries and Galloway something to smile about; the number of patients registered with an NHS dentist has increased significantly and numbers have now reached an all-time high. Valerie White, a consultant in dental public health, said that NHS Dumfries and Galloway has worked hard over the last […]
Young People visting Dental Hospital instead of registering with a Dentist
Research carried out by Liverpool Primary Care Trust has revealed that young people are visiting the city’s dental hospital as an alternative to registering with an NHS dentist. Figures show that 6,000 patients visited the hospital for treatment last year. Hospital treatment costs the NHS far more than treatments carried out by NHS dentists, as […]
NHS dental places available across Hampshire
Health chiefs in Hampshire have announced that hundreds of dental places are available in the area. Health chiefs are worried that people do not realise that there are spaces available and are therefore going without the treatment they need. NHS Hampshire recently revealed plans for thousands of new NHS places; representatives from the county council […]
Dentists to be paid according to quality not quantity
The government has confirmed that there will be a shake-up in the payment system for dentists; from the summer, dentists will be paid according to quality, rather than quantity. 62 dental practices across the country have been chosen to trial the new system, which will replace the system brought in by Labour in 2006. Currently, […]
Thousands of patients not registered with an NHS dentist in Brighton
Thousands of people in Brighton and Hove are not registered with an NHS dentist, a review has confirmed. Figures show that around 147,500 people of Brighton and Hove’s population of 250,000are registered with a dentist, leaving thousands without a dentist. The local health trust admits that some areas of the borough are underserved but insists […]
A third of Norfolk residents do not have access to an NHS dentist
NHS Norfolk has launched a new campaign to boost oral health after a report revealed that a third of people in Norfolk do not have access to an NHS dentist. The aim of the campaign is to let people know what kinds of services are available in Norfolk and encourage patients to register with NHS […]
New NHS dental practice to open in Stoke
A new NHS dental practice is set to open in Stoke-on-Trent next month. The new practice, which will be managed by Primecare Oral Health Services Limited, will open on April 1st; the practice will create 3,000 new NHS dental places. The surgery will open in the past New Phoenix pub on Liverpool Road. The practice […]
New dental surgery opens in Bristol church
A new NHS dental surgery has opened in a former church in Bristol. The new practice, which has opened in Neath Road, has capacity for 10,000 NHS dental patients; the practice is run by Oasis Dental Care and was commissioned by NHS Bristol. The new St George practice is the last of five new practices […]
