tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2026-06-03T12:30:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts 2026-06-03T12:30:00+01:00 Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts' Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/more-dentists-coming-as-government-boosts-number-who-can-practise 2026-03-10T09:27:00+00:00 More dentists coming as government boosts number who can practise Boost for patients as the government bolsters the dental workforce by thousands. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/patients-to-benefit-from-improved-access-to-dental-appointments 2026-02-21T09:00:00+00:00 Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments Patients across the country will have better access to NHS dentistry, boosting earlier intervention, prevention and continuity of care. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-extends-free-nhs-services-for-care-leavers 2025-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 Government extends free NHS services for care leavers Major boost for children leaving care with free prescriptions, dental and eyecare services. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/major-boost-for-millions-of-nhs-dental-patients 2025-12-16T00:00:00+00:00 Major boost for millions of NHS dental patients New changes will enable patients to access urgent care easier. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-children-benefit-from-major-dental-health-drive 2025-09-16T00:00:00+01:00 Hundreds of thousands of children benefit from major dental health drive Hundreds of thousands of 3 to 5-year-olds in deprived areas of England have received over 2 million toothbrushes and toothpastes in major dental health drive. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/more-nhs-dentistry-for-those-who-need-it-most 2025-07-08T00:00:00+01:00 More NHS dentistry for those who need it most New reforms to the dental contract will prioritise those with urgent and complex needs, with new measures for those with extreme tooth decay and gum disease. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/survey-launched-to-inform-nhs-dental-contract-reform 2025-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 Survey launched to inform NHS dental contract reform Dentists in England encouraged to take part to inform government plans to improve NHS dentistry. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/supervised-toothbrushing-for-children-to-prevent-tooth-decay 2025-03-07T11:40:59+00:00 Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay  Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dental-patients-to-benefit-from-700000-extra-urgent-appointments 2025-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to roll out extra urgent appointments across the country. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-dentists-required-to-deliver-nhs-care-under-government-plans 2024-05-23T00:00:00+01:00 New dentists required to deliver NHS care under government plans Consultation asks whether newly qualified dentists should commit to delivering a minimum amount of NHS work after graduating or repay some training fees. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-powers-for-dental-and-pharmacy-staff-to-free-up-appointments 2024-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 New powers for dental and pharmacy staff to free up appointments The move will streamline processes within dental and pharmacy settings and improve patient experiences. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/plans-to-expand-water-fluoridation-in-north-east 2024-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 Plans to expand water fluoridation in north east Consultation launched on proposals to expand scheme to 1.6 million more people to help tackle tooth decay. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-payments-for-dentists-to-make-more-appointments-available 2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 New payments for dentists to make more appointments available New patient premium starts to offer dentists cash incentives to take on new NHS patients. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-plans-to-boost-dental-workforce-by-cutting-red-tape 2024-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 Government plans to boost dental workforce by cutting red tape New proposals would give the General Dental Council powers to provisionally register dentists trained overseas to start delivering care as quickly as possible. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/all-gp-surgeries-in-england-to-have-digital-phonelines-by-march 2023-08-18T09:42:00+01:00 All GP surgeries in England to have digital phone lines by March 2024 Government plans to modernise and reform primary care progress as more than 1,000 general practices sign up for digital upgrades. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-measures-to-improve-access-to-dental-care 2022-11-28T11:58:00+00:00 New measures to improve access to dental care A new package of measures to improve patient access to dental care has been introduced by the government. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-remit-letter-2021-to-2022 2020-12-18T15:30:00+00:00 Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration remit letter: 2021 to 2022 Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2021 to 2022, from the Health and Social Care Secretary to the DDRB. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/taking-multiple-medicines-support-the-yellow-card-scheme-by-reporting-suspected-side-effects 2020-02-17T09:30:00+00:00 Taking multiple medicines? Support the Yellow Card scheme by reporting suspected side effects The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launches a week long social media campaign to raise awareness about the importance of reporting suspected side effects using the Yellow Card Scheme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/gp-contract-framework-from-2019-to-2020-letter-to-the-ddrb 2019-02-06T12:05:14+00:00 GP contract framework from 2019 to 2020: letter to the DDRB A letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary, NHS England and the BMA on the agreement for the 5-year GP contract framework from 2019 to 2020.