The British Dental Association (BDA) warned Wednesday that the decision by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to ask the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to probe private-dentistry pricing is “merely a fig-leaf” for the failure to properly fund the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Reeves, who is set to unveil her budget next week, wrote to … Read more
A dentist who says he was forced to close his practice has revealed he was putting huge amounts of his own cash into subsidising the NHS. Dr Khurrum Hamid has spoken out a week on from shutting the doors to his surgery at Ravensthorpehealth centre – the only dental practice in the village. His circumstances were … Read more
Following treatment for mouth cancer, patients are faced with a series of long-term oral health issues, that often result in complex and expensive dental work. The charity estimates that mouth cancer sufferers could face dental costs of up to £1,500.00 over five years – around five times higher than that of the national average. The Oral Health … Read more