Posts Tagged ‘NHS dentistry’
NHS dental services improve in Eastbourne
A review by the Citizen’s Advice Bureau has revealed that access to NHS dental services has improved in Eastbourne. The review, which surveyed Eastbourne residents in 2009 and compared the results to a survey in 2007, found that access to services has improved considerably. Since 2007, the number of dental practices accepting NHS patients has […]
Dental staff urge shoppers to sign up with Trafford dentists
Dental staff in Trafford are visiting shopping centres in the area to try and encourage local people to sign up with NHS dentists in the borough. Dental staff visited Stretford Mall to talk to local people about NHS services in the area and encourage them to sign up with a local NHS dentist. The team […]
Patients could face fines for missing dental appointments
The British Dental Association has warned against missed appointments, saying that other patients are missing out on NHS dental care as a result of millions of missed dental appointments in the UK. Research conducted by the BDA found that the average NHS dentist could fill two weeks’ worth of appointments with missed appointments over the […]
Health trust donates dental unit to help orphans
Northumberland NHS Care Trust has donated an old mobile unit to help orphans in the Ukraine. The trust has donated the old medical unit to Mercy Trucks, a charity based in Hexham; the charity will now covert the mobile unit into a brand new dental van, before taking it over to the Ukraine. Volunteers at […]
New dental training centre opens in Teesside
A brand new dental training centre has opened at Teesside University. The new facility will provide excellent training facilities for dental students from the university, as well as offering patients a range of dental treatments. The centre will provide care for both private and NHS dental patients. The Teesside University Dental Practice will be open […]
NHS urges patients to register with new multi-million pound dental centre in Perth
NHS Tayside is urging local residents to register with dentists at a new multi-million pound dental centre in Perth. The brand new, state of the art Broxden Dental Centre, has been open since November but there are still hundreds of places available for local NHS dental patients. The centre cost 7.6 million pounds and contains […]
Thousands of additional NHS dental places available in Cornwall
Two dental practices in Cornwall have announced that they are taking on new NHS patients. The Highfield Dental Practice in Camelford has more than 2,000 NHS dental places available and the April Lodge Dental Practice in Bude has 300 extra NHS places. The news will come as a welcome boost for dental patients in the […]
More NHS patients register with a dentist in Dumfries and Galloway
Government figures have revealed a significant increase in the number of people registering with an NHS dentist in Dumfries and Galloway. The figures show that more than 30,000 people have registered with an NHS dentist in the area over the course of the last three years. Statistics have also confirmed an increase in patient numbers […]
NHS holds dental drop-in sessions for children in Milton Keynes
The NHS is inviting parents in Milton Keynes to take their children to free drop-in sessions. The drop-in sessions are designed to provide free dental care for children who do not have a dentist; the sessions will enable children to undergo a routine check-up and dentists will also take the time to talk to parents […]
Figures show an increase in NHS dental patient numbers in Scotland
Government figures have revealed that the number of people registered with an NHS dentist in Scotland has increased significantly in the last three years. The statistics show that there was an increase of more than a million patients between March 2007 and June 2010 and more people are now registered with an NHS dentist than […]
