At Get Dental Plans we are always reinforcing the importance of good oral health and prevention being better than cure. For example, did you know that all of our company dental insurance plans all include dental check-ups and hygienist visits as standard? So our interest was piqued by Edinburgh based biotechnology firm Calcivis, who have secured £5m in funding to roll out innovative new dental technology. The firm’s patented system enables early detection of tooth decay – which in turn can enable timely preventive treatment – by deploying a biologic diagnostic agent in combination with an ..read more

Shared from the Evening Standard The Government unveiled its £200 million plan to bolster NHS dentists in England last month. However, leading dentists said the recovery package will not be enough to help people struggling to access dental care. The Government said that the plan will “fund more than 1.5 million additional NHS dentistry treatments or 2.5 million NHS dentistry appointments”. Just 3% of dentists believe that the Government’s dental recovery plan will result in them seeing more NHS patients, according to a new poll. A survey of 1,104 dentists in England found that 43% actually be ..read more

Shared from the BDA Once again, we’re seeing the results of Ministers dragging their heels on policies that could narrow the huge oral health gap among children. One in six year six schoolchildren have decay – and those living in the most deprived areas of the country are more than twice as likely to have experience of tooth decay (23%) as those living in the least deprived areas (10%). Remember the Government pledged to consult on tried and tested preventive programmes before the 2019 election, but nothing has ever been taken forward. Ideas trailed to the press last weekend include directing ..read more

Extracts shared from GDPUK On Tuesday 9th January 2024, Labour’s Wes Streeting held the Government to account for its role in the rundown of NHS Dentistry contracting.  The British Dental Association demanded ’Deeds, Not Words’ as MPs gathered in the House of Commons to debate an Opposition motion on rescuing NHS Dentistry. There were certainly plenty of ’words’ from the few MPs who bothered to attend.  The number sitting on the government benches ebbed and flowed from around five or six to give or take twenty as MPs came and went.  349 Conservative MPs would have been aware of ..read more

Shared from Dentistry.co.uk At Get Dental Plans, all of our company dental insurance plans include preventative dental care that includes check-ups and hygienist visits. This is critical to maintaining good oral health, as catching issues before they escalate into more serious issues is of major importance. If you are interested in company dental plans and preserving the dental health of your employees, please contact us today. This article is shared from Dentistry.co.uk and shows the importance of giving all patients preventative dental care advice from the perspective of two dentists. This ..read more

Shared from BBC News Lack of access to dentists is costing lives because mouth cancers are not being spotted or treated early enough, a health charity has told BBC News. The disease killed more than 3,000 people in 2021 - up 46%, from 2,075 a decade ago, latest figures obtained by the Oral Health Foundation show. And last year, a BBC News investigation revealed 90% of UK NHS dental practices were not accepting new adult patients. The government has announced plans to increase dental-training places by 40%. It also said the NHS was treating more people for cancer at an earlier stage than ever ..read more

With more and more families struggling to get access to an NHS dentist, teaching children good dental habits from a young age can be invaluable to help maintain good oral health. Did you know that at Get Dental Plans, all of our company dental plans include cover for all members of the family? So, when you take out a company dental plan for your employees, you are also helping them to protect the oral health of their children. In previous years it has been reported that almost 3,500 children aged five and under had rotten teeth taken out in hospital, as child tooth decay worsened in nearly a ..read more

Shared from The Daily Mail The continuing issues of the lack of availability of NHS dentists could be having a negative effect on your employees health, contributing to a rise in staff absences. Could offering dental insurance to your employees improve overall health and wellbeing and reduce staff absences? A third of Britons have been forced to take time off work with tooth pain after being unable to see a dentist, a survey suggests. A poll of more than 5,000 people by health insurance company Simplyhealth found 28 per cent had taken sick leave due to a toothache. Of these, 7 per cent were i ..read more

As charges for NHS dental services in England are set to rise by 8.5% on 24th 2023 April, is it time to consider dental insurance, to ensure unexpected costs from your dentist? At Get Dental Plans, we offer a range of dental insurance plans to cover companies. The cost of a check-up is set to rise from £22.70 to £23.80, as part of an increase to dental charges announced recently. This change will only apply in England, as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own dental charges. How are NHS dental charges changing? Band one charges – which cover basic care including check-ups, diagno ..read more

As the cost of living crisis continues into 2023, the number of people who avoid the dentist due to the cost of treatment has increased to 15% – up from 12% in October. This is according to Healthwatch, a watchdog that assessed the impact of the cost of living on people’s health and wellbeing. The number of those who avoided NHS appointments in general due to the cost of travel doubled from 6% in October to one in 10 (11%) in December. Other findings include: Over one in ten (11%) have avoided booking an NHS appointment because they couldn’t afford the associated costs, such as accessing the ..read more