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Extra one million people now seeing NHS dentist since May 2010

An extra 1.12 million people have access to an NHS dentist since May 2010, according to new figures released by the NHS Information Centre... Read more ›

News posted on: Thursday 17th May 2012

Tooth Bus travels across the UK

A mobile dental unit, called the Tooth Bus, has started offering free NHS dental examinations to anyone who has not seen an NHS dentist in the last two years... Read more ›

News posted on: Thursday 17th May 2012

GDC prosecutes former registrant

A Surrey-based dentist has been successfully prosecuted by the General Dental Council (GDC) and ordered to pay £2000 in costs for the illegal practice of dentistry... Read more ›

News posted on: Wednesday 16th May 2012

Front of pack food labelling consultation launched

Keeping track of what people eat and helping them choose healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a UK-wide consultation... Read more ›

News posted on: Wednesday 16th May 2012

Covert recording risks for dentists

Dentists are warned that the law offers little or no protection from patients covertly recording consultations... Read more ›

News posted on: Tuesday 15th May 2012