Stopping new dental amalgam supplies will not clear existing fillings from practice waste streams. In England, millions of restorations could still be removed decades after the 2034 phase-out.
The UK dental lasers market could reach USD 43.3 million by 2032. Rising treatment volumes, workforce capacity and updated practices are driving demand.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust will take smoking cessation advice into local communities during Stoptober. The October programme will focus on healthier mouths and gums.
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.
The UK lost 75 full-time equivalent oral health research posts in two decades. Dental schools now want NHS-equivalent pay and clearer career routes for clinical researchers.
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.
ORDO is extending its partnership with The PHA Group after a year of rapid growth and a push to change oral health habits among young people.
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.
Somerset's NHS dental crisis shows signs of recovery with new practices and a 3 percent rise in dental activity, but funding gaps leave thousands still without access and MPs demanding immediate reform.
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.
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.
