Posts Tagged ‘nhs dental’

NHS dental wait causing concern

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

THE number of people waiting to be registered with an NHS dentist in Caithness remains stubbornly high despite the opening of the state-run clinic in Wick.

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Row may shut NHS dentist

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Bosses of an award-winning dental surgery say they may have to close because of a new system of charging.

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Dentists’ new contract has left the provision of NHS care ‘full of holes’

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Patients are confused and unhappy about NHS dental treatment, according to a report from the Patients’ Association.

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NHS Dental Patients Should Get National Insurance Refund Says Dental Practitioners Association, UK

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

The DPA, the association which supports and represents dentists in general practice, has said that patients in areas where NHS dentistry is not available should be entitled to a refund of their National Insurance which they could then spend getting their teeth fixed in the private sector.

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Threat to specialist dental work

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

The NHS is struggling to fund specialist dental treatments in many areas, according to a survey of primary care trusts.

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Plans to improve dental services

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Patients are being promised an improved service and better access for appointments as health bosses vow to plough more money into NHS dentistry.

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Young dentists ‘reject the NHS’

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

There are fears that younger dentists are turning their backs on the NHS.

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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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