Urgent dental access centres have helped more than 10,000 patients across north and West Cumbria with pain and other immediate dental needs.
The RCP's Future Healthcare Journal says doctors should assess oral health as part of routine care, citing links to wider disease and unequal access to NHS dentistry.
A supervised toothbrushing service launched on 1 October 2026 in selected schools and nurseries across West Northamptonshire. The scheme combines brushing sessions, oral-health lessons and free toothbrush and toothpaste packs for some families.
A £1.5 million investment will create a School of Oral Health at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital campus. The school will train up to 30 undergraduate students each year.
Dr Caroline Johnson is seeking Government backing for a Lincolnshire dental school as the University of Lincoln says just one in four people in the county can access NHS dental care.
Riverside Dental Practice in Stirling is on the market with offers above £360,000 sought for the business. The freehold property on Forth Crescent is being offered separately.
A new initiative in Plymouth has delivered 4,000 free dental appointments to patients unable to access NHS care, highlighting the region's severe dental access shortfall and sparking urgent calls for systemic reform.
A new spatial analysis reveals millions in England are stranded far from NHS dental care, with rural and deprived areas hit hardest as population shifts accelerate the crisis.
Swindon patients are now travelling up to 78 miles or even flying abroad for dental care as NHS dentist access in the region hits crisis point.
The British Dental Association has dismissed calls for minor NHS dental contract tweaks, warning that only sweeping reform can halt the mass departure of dentists from the NHS.
Three mydentist practices in Lancashire are now accepting new NHS patients, opening up 5,000 places in an area where finding an NHS dentist has long been difficult.
Fermanagh and Omagh councillors have condemned the Department of Health after months of silence on the region's dental crisis and the fate of a promised Emergency Dental Clinic.
One Smile Dental Portsmouth launches with a mission to deliver modern NHS dental care to families and patients of every age, promising a welcoming and compassionate approach.
A new parliamentary amendment threatens to force the Health Secretary to publicly answer for Devon's failing NHS dental care if urgent improvements are not delivered within a year.
The 2026 NHS unscheduled care reforms promise fairer urgent access but risk creating new layers of contract and remuneration confusion for providers and associates.
