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Dentistry news : October 2006

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in private dentistry in the UK.

Dental treatment : Do-it-yourself dentistry 'harmful' The growing number of at-home and beauty salon tooth-whitening treatments on offer is making dentists nervous for their patients' health.The products used by beauticians and found in chemists are not...
Fall in NHS dentists The number of dentists working on NHS patients fell 1,649 in the first three months after new contracts began. The total fell from 21,111 on March 31 to 19,462 on June 30, down nearly eight per cent,...
NHS dentistry – survey reveals "grim picture" The NHS dentist contracts introduced earlier this year have not improved access for patients, a new report has warned.A survey conducted by the British Dental Association revealed that 78 per cent of...