Dentists

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

It costs between £7,100 and £18,100 a year to raise a child according to research from Moneyfarm - an unimaginable amount of money for some, especially amid an ongoing cost of living crisis

3 government schemes that could save parents £1,617

Dozens of dentists could close

Bupa to close 85 dental care practices across UK

The NHS dental crisis is leading people to perform at-home dentistry, according to an orthodontist

NHS dental appointment shortage leads to dangerous at-home treatments

Dervilia Kernaghan

Head and neck cancers being diagnosed 'too late' in NI

UK dentistry crisis

‘Dentistry crisis at tipping point’ British Dental Association NI warns

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’

Home teeth-whitening kits can contain no more than 0.1 per cent hydrogen peroxide (Photo: Shutterstock)

Warning issued over ‘dangerous’ home teeth-whitening kits sold online

Almost 5000 children are admitted to hospital in NI each year to have five teeth removed under general anaesthetic.

NI Children as young as two getting up to 14 teeth out in in one go

Thousands of people could have mouth cancer without knowing - the key signs to w...

A dentist in full PPE gear during the coronavirus pandemic. They report that enhanced PPE such as this is exhausting to wear as it is so restrictive on breathing.

Unlike GB, dentists in NI have to source own PPE

Richard Graham, chair of the BDA’s NI Dental Practice Committee.

Department for Economy turns down appeal for support for struggling dentists - t...

Ciara Gallagher, owner of Mullan Gallagher Dental Care in Downpatrick, has opened up about the pressures Covid-19 is putting on the dental profession.

‘Even before Covid, Dragon’s Den would have laughed at dentistry as a proposal’

A dentist in full PPE gear during the coronavirus pandemic

Dentists are only NHS workers living on their savings during pandemic, warns BDA...

Dental patients across UK abandoning NHS due to rising fees

Many dentists are working seven day weeks to meet patient demands. And they are having to do so wearing phyically draining enhanced PPE, which makes it difficult to breathe.

Coronavirus: 100,000 NI dental patients could lose all access to care, warns BDA
Around 100,000 of the most vulnerable dental patients across Northern Ireland could be left without access to care if Covid-19 pressures on practices are not addressed, according to the British Dental Association (BDA).

Dentists are warning parents that a new TikTok teeth whitening trend could cause...

A dentist at work

Relief for many as NI dentists resume operation today - but lack of level 2 PPE ...

Dentists have revealed the timetable for resumption of services

Dentists reveal timetable for services to resume in NI - but warn over shortages...

When are dentists set to reopen again? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what we know so far about when dentists could reopen in the UK