All Dentistry articles – Page 8
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New dental strategy for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland health minister Paul Goggins has unveiled a strategy to reform primary care dental services.The strategy includes a clearer focus on disease prevention, moves to ensure better access to services, local commissioning and a new remuneration system for dentists.Mr Goggins said that despite examples of good practice, the current ...
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Response to NHS charges report
The Department of Health has published its response to July's Commons health select committee report on NHS charging. The response covers charges levied on patients and families for prescription dental charges, sight tests, additional charges for some clinical services, assistance with transport costs and charges ...
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New service to combat lack of NHS dentists
A new dental access hotline has attracted 200 calls in its first week
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Dental disputes
The number of unresolved NHS dental contracts has fallen from 2,222 in May to 1,922 in June, according to figures published by the Department of Health.
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Chief dental officer named
The Department of Health has confirmed Barry Cockroft as the new chief dental officer for England.