Archive for the ‘NHS dental care news’ Category

Children wait years for dental surgery

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

More than 10,000 children suffering from crippling teeth problems, including jaw deformities, are waiting up to seven years for treatment.

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Children wait years for vital dental care

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

MORE than 10,000 children with severe dental problems including jaw deformities and an inability to bite properly are waiting up to seven years for corrective treatment on the National Health Service.

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DENTAL SCANDAL HITTING 500,000

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

ALMOST half-a-million adults and 70,000 children have lost their NHS dentist after disastrous Government reforms.

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Latest plan for dental surgery

Friday, February 29th, 2008

A NEW dental studio in Moray could substantially reduce NHS waiting lists if plans get the go-ahead.

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NHS dentist access ‘gets harder’

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The government’s reforms of NHS dentist care in England do not seem to have improved access, figures suggest.

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New dentist will serve 2,000 patients in Lakes

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

A SOUTH Lakes town is set to keep its NHS dentist services.

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Analysis: Dental service is full of gaps

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Many of us hate going to the dentist. But startling new figures reveal the number of people who are having their teeth checked in Brighton and Hove has dropped to astonishingly low levels.

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Lost case dentist’s £80,000 bill

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

A Birmingham orthodontist faces a bill of £80,000 after losing his bid to prove the NHS did not properly consult the public over new dental contracts.

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Dental fee reforms put patients off

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

More than 500 patients have deserted their dentist every month since a controversial new system of charging was introduced in Brighton and Hove.

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Places pledge by dental officer

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

England’s Chief Dental Officer has assured the people of Cornwall that everyone who wants an NHS dentist will get one.

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