‘Broken’ dentists are being overwhelmed by stress and struggling to hit crippling patient targets – even before the coronavirus pandemic brought widespread disruption to the industry. A shock study by the British Dental Association (BDA), which represents dentists, has found almost one in 10 dentists considered taking their lives in a single year. And the … Read more
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned it could take months to clear the backlog with campaigners claiming the coronavirus crisis has been disastrous for children’s oral health. Many surgeries reopened last month after being shut during lockdown but strict rules mean they can only deal with just a few patients a day. The BDA estimates more … Read more
The public spending watchdog is to investigate whether hundreds of thousands of people going to the dentist have been unfairly fined. The National Audit Office is holding an inquiry into NHS penalty charges in England – applied to people alleged to be wrongly claiming free treatment. The BBC had revealed many vulnerable people were being fined … Read more