05 October 2017
According to a shock new study, over half of all dentists working for the NHS are planning on leaving within the coming five years. The research, carried out by the BDA (British Dental Association), put the exact number at 58%. The dentists included in the figure are either planning on moving abroad, going private or […]
21 September 2017
A new report released by NHS Digital has revealed that almost three quarters of all dentists in Wales have considered ending their careers. This has now sparked concerns that morale is at an all time low for Welsh dentists. The figures come as a stark contrast to those in England, which show that only half […]
14 September 2017
Roughly half of UK dentists are no longer accepting new patients, according to new research released by the BBC. Of the 2500 practices spread throughout the UK, about 50 per cent are no longer accepting new adult patients on the NHS, as reported by BBC News. The report continued on to state that a worrying […]
07 September 2017
In spite of warnings from dentists reminding people to book routine checks every year, new figures have revealed that a shocking twenty-one million adults in the UK haven’t seen a dentist in the last two years. The figures, which were released via NHS Digital, equal roughly about half of all adults in the country. The […]
31 August 2017
Plans to save £70million via budget cuts by the Health Service in Northern Ireland have been attacked by the British Dental Association (BDA). Despite tooth decay remaining the main cause of the hospitalisation of children, the budget for General and Primary Dental Services in NI has steadily fallen annually since 2012. The BDA have now called for a more appropriate […]
17 August 2017
Illegal tooth whitening is becoming a major problem in Britain, with many dangerous home whitening kits being readily available online and illegal kiosks and clinics opening up around the country. A new survey from the Oral Health Foundation has revealed that over one in four people do not visit their dentist for tooth whitening. Treatments to […]
10 August 2017
According to a new report, post-menopausal women suffering from gum disease are at a much higher risk of contracting cancer of the gallbladder. The study utilised the data of over sixty-five thousand female patients in the USA and has been hailed as the first report of its kind, carried out by researches from the University […]
20 July 2017
A recently published study has suggested that bruxism, a condition in which the sufferer will often grind their teeth, could be a result of bullying in children and teenagers. Young people who experience bullying at school are four times more susceptible to bruxism than those who had never been subjected to bullying according to the […]
