The Association of Dental Groups is campaigning to address the workforce crisis facing the dentistry profession. Press highlights of the campaign are below.
Conservative Home: Neil Carmichael: Levelling up must include improving access to NHS dentistry
Neil Carmichael is the former Conservative MP for Stroud 2010–2017 and the Executive Chair of the Association of Dental Groups, the trade association representing dental
The Observer – Patients struggling to get NHS dental care across England, says watchdog
Patients are facing a hidden national dentistry crisis, fuelled by the pandemic, that will lead to a rise in oral cancer in coming months and
Financial Times – Dentists warn of looming recruitment crisis in the UK
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The Observer – Dentists fear a ‘tsunami’ of post-lockdown tooth decay
Dentists face a “tsunami” of untreated tooth decay because children have been kept away from dental surgeries during lockdown. Half of parents in the
The Sun – One quarter of UK attempted DIY dentistry during lockdown
GRIPPING hard onto his pliers, Debroy Parrington took a deep breath and prepared to use all his strength to pull down and rip out
Dentistry Online – Fewer patients receiving NHS dental treatment in the UK
Fewer patients are receiving treatment in NHS dental practices, according to newly-released statistics. Data shows dental teams carried out 38.4 million courses of NHS treatment