Catch up with this week's Dental news
Autumn budget 2024: what it means for dentistry
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first budget for 14 years this week – what do the new measures mean for the dental profession?
Over the last few weeks, Reeves has warned that ‘difficult decisions’ have had to be made, with many predicting tax rises and spending cuts.
From national insurance increases for employers to a rise in the national minimum wage, we unpick what was announced and look at how it will impact dental professionals – both personally and in business.
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Stories of the week
Only 45% of parents said they had taken or planned to take their child to the dentist before the age of three, says a new survey.
Hundreds of people may have been scammed by a website offering NHS appointments at a fake dental practice, according to Trading Standards.
In our latest episode of Dentistry Talks, we chat all things money – scams, ways to budget and what dental professionals can be doing to stay financially secure.
A new survey says that more than half of UK adults (52%) are afraid of dental visits, ranking UK cities based on their level of dental fear.
Discussing the state of NHS dentistry, Kevin Lewis ponders the relative merits of too much, too little, and things we are told too often.
Scotland’s ban on the sale of single-use vapes will be pushed back by two months to align with the rest of the UK’s disposable vape ban.
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