Dentists set for post-Covid ‘horror show’ as millions of Brits pull own teeth out during lockdown
Millions of people have been pulling their own teeth out and attempting to treat their cavities at home since lockdown started. A new poll by the Association of Dental Groups reveals the shocking full extent of ‘DIY dentistry’ that has been undertaken across the UK this year. It is part of a major campaign that […]
New figures show ‘dentists are deserting the NHS and poorest patients are paying the price’
The Association of Dental Groups has responded to this morning’s publication of the NHS Dental Statistics for England 2019-2020. The statistics reveal that overall, the number of dentists with NHS activity in England went up slightly – from 24,545 in 2018/19 to 24,684 in 2019/20. But they also reveal significant regional disparities – with 65 […]
ADG welcomes Government funding of additional dental school places needed in exams crisis
The ADG has welcomed the Government decision to provide additional funding for dental students at risk of not being able to start their studies this year because of the A Level exams crisis this week. Unlike many University courses, dentistry (and medicine) have tightly restricted numbers on places, set by the Government. These had been […]
ADG launches campaign as Covid-19 takes its toll on the nation’s oral health
New analysis will show which areas of the UK have been hardest hit The Association of Dental Groups is today launching a national campaign calling on ministers to take urgent action to deal with the growing crisis in access to dentistry. Ten weeks after dental practices started to re-open, the ADG is exploring the impact […]
ADG Chair Neil Carmichael – The looming problem for forgotten dentistry
ADG Chair Neil Carmichael discusses the looming problem for forgotten dentistry in the Primary Care Journal. One-third of adults in deprived areas of England have tooth decay. That was the key finding of the Public Health England oral health survey of those attending dental practices published this June. Was this one of the aftershocks of the recent lockdown in dentistry? No. […]
ADG joins Oral Health Foundation campaign to pause patient charges
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG), whose members consist of corporate providers of NHS and private dentistry across England and Wales, have written to the Secretary of State for Health asking him to pause NHS dental charges to patients following the Covid-19 lockdown. The ADG supports the call by the Oral Health Foundation earlier this […]
Dentistry sector at risk of collapse due to COVID-19 outbreak
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG), whose members consist of corporate providers of NHS and private dentistry across England and Wales, have called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer for government support for private dental practices during the COVID-19 lockdown. Currently, those who perform NHS dentistry will be paid most of the cost of […]
ADG Chair Neil Carmichael – Update on COVID-19 in Dentistry
