Posts Tagged ‘NHS’
Dentist suspends treatment as Road Rage hearing continues
Shaun Edwards, a dentist from Sneyd Green, has decided he will not treat any more patients either privately or on the NHS until the future of his career is decided. Mr. Edwards is being investigated by the General Dental Council after a road rage incident lead to him receiving a suspend jail sentence for an […]
New NHS dental surgery opens in Gloucestershire
A new dental surgery has opened its doors to patients in Gloucestershire. The Archway Dental Practice in Stroud opened yesterday and patients queued to register at the new surgery. Yesterday, around 600 new patients joined the practice register and a further 7,200 places are now available for patients in the local area. Steve Clarke, senior […]
Plans for a new dental surgery could be scuppered over lack of parking
Plans for a new NHS dental practice could be turned down because of concerns over parking. The new surgery, which would be the first practice to open in the village of Branston, would undoubtedly be a welcome sight for local people, who have been struggling to access local NHS services. Plans to turn an old […]
Employers discourage taking time off for dental appointments
A survey has shown that an increasing number of employers are tightening up when it comes to employees taking time off to visit the dentist. The 2010 SimplyHealth survey found that companies are becoming less flexible each year, with many actively discouraging their employees from arranging to see their dentist during work hours. The survey […]
NHS Redbridge offering free dental check-ups
NHS Redbridge is offering free dental check-ups for five hundred patients. The appointments will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and anyone who lives in Redbridge is welcome to attend. Five hundred free check-ups are on offer and they will be given to the first 500 people who contact the Patient Advice […]
New dental practice opens in Leigh
A new NHS dental practice has opened in Leigh. The new surgery will provide be run by Esmail Harunani & Co, who have a number of surgeries across London and the South East. The new practice is located on the second floor of the Leigh Primary Care Centre on London Road and will offer appointments […]
Health insurance figures fall
A survey has revealed that the number of people renewing their dental and health insurance policies has fallen. The research, which was carried out by Laing & Buisson found that the number of people taking out independent health insurance plans has fallen to the lowest number since the 1970’s. The survey also shows that dental […]
Dentists drum up support for NHS services
Dentists have taken to the streets of Somerset to encourage people to use their local NHS dental services. Olusesan Popoola, from the Blackbrook Dental Practice, was one of the dentists taking part in the campaign; he was joined by colleagues Katherine Foye, Sue Scarlet and Christina Lane. The team set up a ten foot high […]
Children’s dental health improving in Glasgow
Research has shown that standards of dental health amongst children are improving in Glasgow for the first time in many years. Figures released by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed that rates of tooth decay have fallen significantly, with 60 percent of children aged 11 getting a clean bill of health during dental check-ups; this […]
Welsh dentists told to throw away millions of unused bilingual papers
Dentists in Wales have been instructed to throw away millions of unused bilingual papers in a bid to improve efficiency and increase storage. Forms in Wales currently come with either Welsh or English instructions and the forms are A5 size; the new forms will now be A4 size with a perforated strip across the middle […]
