Support for smokers
Findings from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK’s annual national survey of local government stop smoking support [1] show improvements compared to before the pandemic hit.
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NASDAL goodwill survey
This survey covers the quarter ending October 31, 2021 and includes data on valuations as well as deals completed (i.e., practices bought or sold by NASDAL members’ clients in the period).
NHS dentistry
In response to the latest figures from the BBC on the exodus of dentists from the NHS, the British Dental Association (BDA) has underlined the need for urgent reform for a service that was in crisis long before covid struck.
Dental technician quits
Chersty Bitsindou used to work as a dental technician, a role which she found enjoyable. However, she realised that she wasn’t getting to spend as much time with her children as she would like.
Cate Blanchett fake teeth
Cate Blanchett has admitted she wore her own fake teeth and wig in Netflix's Don't Look Up, because coronavirus restrictions prevented her from having a make-up artist.
Shape of human teeth
A 300 million-year-old fossil found in the US is shedding new light on how climate change shaped the way our teeth look today, according to EuroNews Green.
Backlog of unmet patient care
The British Dental Association (BDA) Scotland has said the higher fees for examination, announced recently, will do little to address the colossal backlog of unmet patient care that has accumulated during the pandemic.
Antimicrobial resistance
The Lancet recently published an estimate of the number of deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which was based on an analysis of 204 countries by a team of international researchers, led by the University of Washington.
Pocketalk
The announcement comes following the pandemic, which inspired Pocketalk to focus its efforts on connecting patients with their healthcare providers.
Issues w/ the dental contract
It was recently revealed that the number of dentists performing NHS activity in 2020-2021 decreased by 951 on the previous year.
DIY dentistry: superglue
Two different stories of patients using superglue to treat their own dental problems were recently shared within hours of each other online.
Business outlook report
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has launched its annual Business Outlook report, Business Outlook 2022: Adjust, Adapt, Advance, which reflects on the themes, activity and challenges of 2021 and forecasts what 2022 might bring for the dental sector.
New shield
The shield could also increase the number of patients seen by dentists and help reduce procedure wait times.
NHS access
Despite the hard work of dental teams during the pandemic, nearly a third (30 per cent) of people in the UK haven’t been able to access an NHS dentist in the past year, a new report reveals.
NHS dentists
The British Dental Association (BDA) has condemned the gulf in support offered to over 100 pioneering practices in England, who after years of testing new ways of providing NHS care, are being forced back to working to historic models of care from April.
