Dentists

Up to 97% of new patients are unable to access NHS dental care according to the British Dental Association.

What to do if you can't get a dentist appointment

Antibacterial mouthwashes can be useful - but can also do more harm than good

Antibacterial mouthwash dangers: Why, as a doctor, I never use them

A dentist has outlined the risks of at home teeth whitening kits.

Dentists reveals dangers of at home teeth whitening kits

We’ve spotted huge savings on top-spec electric toothbrushes

Electric toothbrush deals: Prices have stayed incredibly low

Sonic and electric toothbrushes are on offer at Amazon

Ridiculous savings on this pair of smart toothbrushes from OralB

Dentist reveals key symptoms of mouth cancer that you may overlook. (Photo: Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

Warning over mouth cancer - 9 key symptoms to watch out for

Accessing an NHS dentist is a challenge right now. (Photo: Pexels, Cedric Fauntleroy)

NHS dentist: How many dentists are accepting NHS patients?

Searches for 'tooth pain' have increased by 460% (Photo: Pexel/Anna Shvets)

Dental crisis - 'People are pulling out their own teeth'

I leave the country to get a dentist appointment.

'I leave the country to get a dentist appointment'

Tim Leunig

Allow assistant dentists to do check-ups to solve crisis, think tank urges

File photo dated 15/09/08 of a dentist at work.

Dentists offer new NHS appointments to 3,000 patients across the region

A dentist carrying out a check up on a patient. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

The state of NHS dentistry is a national disgrace - Andrew Vine

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

'The current contract was introduced in 2006 following negotiations between the British Dental Association (BDA) and the Department of Health.'

Dental contracts have long been unfit for purpose - Yorkshire Post Letters

From: Andrew Hicks BDS (VU Manc), Skipton.

The Yorkshire Post Letters

It costs between £7,100 and £18,100 a year to raise a child according to research from Moneyfarm - an unimaginable amount of money for some, especially amid an ongoing cost of living crisis

3 government schemes that could save parents £1,617

NHS dentist fees in England have increased this week in another blow to those already struggling with the cost of living crisis.

NHS dentist fees increase in England - how much more you’ll pay

Dozens of dentists could close

Bupa to close 85 dental care practices across UK

The NHS dental crisis is leading people to perform at-home dentistry, according to an orthodontist

NHS dental appointment shortage leads to dangerous at-home treatments

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’

Patients in Yorkshire are struggling to dental appointments, Parliament has been told.

Yorkshire dental services 'in urgent crisis', Sajid Javid warned

Home teeth-whitening kits can contain no more than 0.1 per cent hydrogen peroxide (Photo: Shutterstock)

Warning issued over ‘dangerous’ home teeth-whitening kits sold online

A dentist at work using personal protection equipment

Routine dental visits are now as rare as going to church – David Behrens

What is the future of dentistry?

NHS dental services need investment to stop this rot – Yorkshire Post Letters

NHS Digital figures show hospital admissions for oral cancer increased by 30 per cent in England between 2010/11 and 2019/20, to 26,773. Patients will be captured more than once if they have to be admitted for treatment multiple times.

Rise in hospital admissions for oral cancer across Yorkshire amid dentistry cuts

St Michael's Dental Practice in Wakefield allowed the first patients through its doors in three months. Photo: Google.

Dentists reopen in West Yorkshire but face huge backlogs

Some dental surgeries in England re-opened to huge backlogs today - after being given just six working days to prepare.

Rebecca Marano

Practices must follow strict health and safety protocols when reopening. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Dentists warn that a return to normal is still a long way off as practices in En...

The closure of dental practices could exacerbate resistance to antibiotics, says Dr Sarah Glover.

Dentists’ work and health role now needs to be recognised – Sarah Glover

When are dentists set to reopen again? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what we know so far about when dentists could reopen in the UK

Alex Sobel has warned of the threat to dentists. Photo: JPI Media

Dentists 'fearing bankruptcy and ultimately closure' amid coronavirus

Vaccines were stored incorrectly at Wakefield surgery for months

Alan Johnson: Fluoridating Hull's water supply is a "no-brainer"

Dentists accuse councillors of '˜peddling myths' in fluoride row

Some NHS dentists are not being clear on pricing, watchdog warns patients

Dentists and regulator in clash over ‘punitive’ 64 per cent hike in fees

Confusion over best method to brush teeth, study finds

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Dentists get teeth into Raglan practice

Dentists put on alert over cheap X-ray machines

Dental patients ‘should face quiz in cancer fight’

Dentists urged to look for problem drinkers

Dentists helping to fill the gap

Dentists welcome go-ahead for fluoride in water

Dentists' failings put patients in danger

Dentists get their teeth into gaps in provision

Quango in row with dentists over record checks backs down

Quango in row with dentists over record checks backs down

Quango in row with dentists over record checks backs down

Dentists attack 'idiots' in health quango

£300,000-a-year dentists revealed

Jayne Dowle : A very painful extraction from my pocket in the dentist's chair

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