Posts Tagged ‘NHS dentist’
New NHS dental practices to open in Reading
Two new NHS dental practices are set to open in Reading, it has been announced. NHS Berkshire West has revealed that two new practices will open in Earley and Pangbourne by the end of the year; plans to open a surgery in Finchampstead have also been revealed. Last year, new surgeries opened in Wokingham, Twyford […]
New NHS dentist to open in Worcester
The location of a former women’s refuge centre in Worcester is to be developed into a new NHS dentist. The new practice, Gentle Dental Worcester, will be able to register around ten thousand patients and is set to open by the first of November. The Gentle Dental practice, replacing the Asha Women’s Centre, is the sister practice […]
Victory for dentist and local residents in East Anglia
A dentist and local residents are celebrating after plans for a dental surgery were approved by the council planning committee. Planning officers from Forest Heath District Council had called for Dr Diana Knight’s plans for a surgery in Boundary Road to be scrapped, on the grounds that the surgery would disrupt local village life. However, […]
Low dental patient numbers cause concern in Scotland
The Scottish Government is launching an investigation to determine why patient numbers are so low in parts of Scotland. Recent figures show that nearly half those living in the North and North East of Scotland are not registered with an NHS dentist. Numbers have been gradually improving over the last few years; however, the statistics […]
Berkshire to get two new dental practices
NHS Berkshire West has announced that plans to open two new practices in the borough by the end of the year. Practices will be opened in Earley and Finchampstead in order to address the growing number of patient who demand to be seen by NHS Dentists, but cannot get on current registry lists. Figures issued […]
Dental practice forced to close due to rodent infestation
A dental surgery in Southsea has been forced to close after a large number of mice took residence in their building. The practice in Victoria Road North was forced to cancel or rearrange more than one hundred appointments after mice were spotted in the building on Wednesday. Over the course of the last two days, […]
Barnoldswick gets new NHS dental practice
Residents in the Lancashire town of Barnoldswick are delighted after a new NHS dental surgery opened its doors to patients this week. The new surgery means that local residents now have a choice of two NHS practices. Harrison Street Dental Care has been opened by the same dental group that owns the town’s other practice, […]
Dental patient numbers fall in Brighton
Figures released by the Department of Health have revealed that there has been a significant decrease in the number of patients visiting their dentist in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex. The figures, which show the total number of patients who visited a dentist over a two year period, have fallen from 253,811 between 2004 […]
NHS dental patient numbers increase in Derbyshire
Statistics released by the NHS Information Centre have revealed a significant increase in the number of patients seeing a dentist in Derbyshire. The figures showed that the proportion of people visiting an NHS dentist in the county rose from 55 percent in June 2008 to 60 percent in June 2010. The rise in patient numbers […]
Disputing The Guardian’s ‘British dentistry is in a painful state’
Although Britons, such as Patrick Collinson, may unfortunately experience challenges when seeking dentistry treatment, whether NHS or private, the problem should not be extended to overall British dentistry standards. The British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) Code of Practice reflects current changes supporting robust dentistry self regulation and oversees dental industry compliance. If individuals seeking NHS […]
