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9 December 2009
Email received from a concerned dental patient “I hope that you don’t mind that I have sent you this email, but I really didn’t know who to ask about this, and would really appreciate your advice about something, please. Excuse me that it is a bit long-winded, but I will endeavour to explain [...] 23 November 2009
Before your NHS dentist does any Band 2 or Band 3 treatment he has to give you a written treatment plan. This treatment plan details the treatment and how much you will pay. 22 November 2009
Email received from a concerned patient “A porcelain bridge rooted to my left hand front tooth, that is secured to what I believe to be the eye-tooth has broken away from both anchorage points. Several attempt have been made to correct the decay in the rear tooth, without any repair being effective for [...] 21 November 2009
Common Dental Complaints Badly done treatment Was the treatment NHS dental treatment or was it private dental treatment? The process is different. NHS Dental Treatment Complain to the dentist/dental practice. You may do this verbally if you wish but it [...] 23 June 2009
Review of NHS Dentistry by the Department of Health According to the Department of Health the 2006 dental contract, which has been widely criticised is to be replaced. A new system will be piloted in the autumn in selected dental practices. The existing 3 bands will be divided up into considerably more (between 5 and 12 [...] 13 April 2009
Today the Times newspaper gives us a shocking report about the state of patients’ teeth with an article called “The credit crunch has stolen our smiles” link to Times article Comments such as “rotten mouths”, “fewer dental visits”, and “more extractions” make scary reading. It seems that NHS dentists in England and Wales are [...] 7 April 2009
A UDA is a “Unit of Dental Activity” undertaken by an NHS dentist. A UDA depends on the type of work undertaken. A dentist is contracted by his PCT (Primary Care Trust) to do a set number of UDAs and dentists have to be within 4% of their targets. If dentists don’t achieve their contracted [...] 3 February 2009
If you are lucky enough to be able to get an NHS dentist, there are 3 bands for NHS dental treatment. Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 13 December 2008
The Sunday Express article “Why Labour is at fault for Dental Farce” by Alison Little, discusses the failure of UK NHS dentistry and reports that 40,000 patients a year are now travelling to Hungary for dental treatment they can’t afford at home. Here is the link to this dental article www.express.co.uk/posts/view/75502/Why-Labour-is-at-fault-for-dental-farce In the UK it seems [...] |
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