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Eddie Crouch

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1 year

Quite correctly @CatSmithMP is seeking correction of an inaccurate answer to her PMQ today

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It is quite remarkable that @RishiSunak said yesterday NHS Dentistry was being provided with additional funds when @willquince and @NeilDotObrien both told @TheBDA there is no additional resource available Who briefed the PM for yesterday’s answer at PMQs?

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The NHS was founded on 5 July 1948. It’s 22 March 2024. And we’re seeing horrific scenes that should have been consigned to history. Decades of progress risks being lost. Don’t let this Government send the nation’s oral health back in time @thebda

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Sorry @BorisJohnson when you said in PMQs there is record investment into NHS Dentistry I presume either you have been misinformed or there is funding we @TheBDA are unaware of ?

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4 years

Please colleagues do not fret about targets do the right thing for patients and staff and @TheBDA will fight your corner over breaches and claw back later Don't risk anyone's safety

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2 years

Honoured and humbled to receive my Fellowship from ⁦ @TheBDA ⁩ last night Also a real privilege to host our Honours and Awards dinner So many people across the profession who deserve accolades Thank you

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6 years

Like the South of France in Criccieth tonight @visitwales

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1 year

NHS dentists have seen double the pay reduction of nurses since 2006 The industrial action we see though is an exodus from the service

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1 year

@SteveBarclay @BMA_JuniorDocs Steve we met you with our @TheBMA colleagues in the second week in January You have waited until the Friday before the action on Monday to make this approach? Why

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8 years

@Jeremy_Hunt are you going to applogise for delaying ACAS and causing the disruption tomorrow due to your delay?

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1 year

My letter today to @thetimes

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@PeterStefanovi2 she also had to backtrack on this being an investment of £200 million admitting it was from original allocation just utilising underspend that dentists can’t use as they can’t recruit anyone to deliver it @TheBDA

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🚨A key pledge of @RishiSunak ’s NHS Dentistry Recovery Plan - 2.5 million more NHS appointments - just completely UNRAVELED after Dentistry minister Andrea Leadsom was asked to explain how the Government came up with its figure Watch in disbelief!

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@BBCPolitics @bbc5live @InstituteGC Historic mistakes are his specialist subject

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I have been invited to a meeting with Steve Barclay in London with colleagues from the @TheBMA on Wednesday Plenty to say to represent the dental profession on behalf of @TheBDA

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2 years

Is it me? But dentists promoting their cosmetic dentistry skills in Dental Magazines using photos where the periodontal health precluded such treatment and appears just as bad afterwards annoys me intensely

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10 months

A real honour to support ⁦ @TheBMA ⁩ Thanks to consultants who supported this today ⁦ @TheBDA ⁩

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3 years

So in March dental practices were told to close but in January when we return to same measures they are expected to deliver 45% UDAs No one wants to close but really @NHSEngland is that a sensible ask of dental teams??

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3 years

Immensely honoured to have been awarded a Fellowship of ⁦ @TheBDA ⁩

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2 years

I know the start of 2022 will bring increased challenges to Dental Teams in England but to all who read what I post I sincerely hope 2022 is better for you all I will continue to work tirelessly to make life better with regards to dentistry both for colleagues and patients

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4 years

Letter in @Telegraph this morning

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4 years

@TheBMA Know dentists who have obvious symptoms and also being denied tests Unacceptable

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4 years

Thank you to all the wonderful team @TheBDA No one expected this and I am not surprised by how marvellous our staff are Just wanted to publicly say thank you for the hard work you have all put in this past few weeks

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4 years

Brilliant news @tonyj01 is home and recovering

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1 year

If you want to understand the crisis in NHS Dentistry look no further

Rotten, with no quick fixes: the state of our mouths reflects the plight of NHS dentistry | George...

I live in one of Britain’s many ‘dental deserts’, where those who can’t afford to go private face pain and misery, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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4 years

So had my antibody result from Birmingham University study and it's shown my ill health at the end of March was indeed Covid 19

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2 years

“This is a moment for utmost caution,” says the Prime Minister. The NHS is moving to a "war footing." Yet at the same time, NHS dentists have been instructed to churn through appointments. New targets are the wrong choice at the wrong time. @TheBDA

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4 years

This is how my morning started

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4 years

Just done a local radio interview where I was interviewed as Dentist Eddie Ouch my reputation is shattered

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3 months

I welcome your commitment and my diary will be open @wesstreeting @TheBDA

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3 months

"The Monday after the General Election, if Labour is in Government, I will be meeting the British Dental Association to agree the process for contract negotiation and reform." Thanks @wesstreeting Without real reform we will keep seeing scenes that belong in a Dickens novel.

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1 year

We’ll be seeing much more of this until government step up👇 @TheBDA

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4 years

I know you must be exceptionally busy but is there any reason you have not replied to 101 of the MPs from across all parties who wrote to you @RishiSunak Dentistry needs your support

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3 years

Interesting start to the day @TheBDA

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3 years

37 years ago So lucky to have you by my side Happy Anniversary dear Jane x

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4 years

Had a patient this morning for Ortho treatment Asked if parent had any questions yes said Mom Was it you on the telly? Not quite what I meant

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4 years

I am sad Watching old Glastonbury clips from 1994 and instead of listening to the music noticing how many amalgams Liam Gallagher has

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4 years

Thanks to the BDA team for working across the weekend compiling the data from colleagues working in the Urgent Dental Care Centres @TheBDA

Coronavirus: Dentists facing 'critical shortage of kit'

Patients with urgent problems are having to "take matters into their own hands", a dental body says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

Worrying to hear that a larger than usual number of dental graduates are not taking up Foundation Training places Are they going straight into private practice or not into dentistry at all ? Certainly we need to find out

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4 months

Good to meet @wesstreeting and @Keir_Starmer tonight to see how NHS Dentistry can be improved for patients and colleagues Look forward to further dialogue

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4 years

Young audience watching strange man speaking on Dentistry

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4 years

Thank you to the 1200 extra followers since Covid 19 Awful way to increase numbers but thank you for looking out for my tweets Have done two radio and one TV interview today and an interview with Mail on Sunday as well as meeting @TheBDA Thanks to the team

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2 years

Happy - #NationalDentalNursesDay to colleagues who do so much to support dentists and their teams Even more so as everyone has adapted so brilliantly to the effects of the pandemic Thank you from all @TheBDA

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3 years

Sensing the dental profession has lost patience with the incompetence of @NHSEngland in its communication to those trying to deliver patient care

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5 years

The holiday truck from Coca Cola summed up in one picture on its effects to your oral health

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4 years

Is it quite ridiculous that this morning dentists across the UK are operating to different advice Disgraceful

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1 year

@DrPhilBanfield @SteveBarclay @TheBMA Most disappointing as had rescheduled my day to accommodate this meeting at very short notice @TheBDA

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3 years

So sad to hear of the passing of past @The_BDJ Editor @GDC_UK Past President and Past Chief Dental Officer Dame Margaret Seward Deepest sympathies to her family from all @TheBDA

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Delighted to meet with @libdemdaisy last week. We welcome the leadership @LibDems are showing on this vital issue. NHS dentistry isn’t a nice to have or an optional extra. It’s no surprise to us this is becoming a real issue on the doorstep. @TheBDA

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@TheBDA @CatSmithMP Thank you @CatSmithMP for raising the issue of NHS Dental services sadly the answer given bears no credibility

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4 years

Not sure when the communication channel to the profession moved to the Daily Mail ?

Dentists told to plan for treating patients again 'in three weeks'

The Government is facing calls for England's dentists to be a part of the second phase of lifting lockdown. If this goes ahead, dental surgeries would reopen alongside shops on June 15.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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2 years

Thanks to @BBCBreakfast and @jack_charlesf for covering the risks and potential problems with seeking dental treatment abroad and the real risks of over treatment to oral health @TheBDA

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3 years

Thanks to all colleagues who have written to their MP over 80% of MPs have received letter from dentists worried about the position such a target puts them in @TheBDA Debate tomorrow approximately 3.30 pm

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2 years

A real pleasure welcoming our Norwegian Dental Association colleagues to London and help them understand NHS Dentistry in UK they sat open mouthed listening to the UDA system

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4 years

On way to practice to do a live interview on BBC Breakfast on reopening on Monday or not

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4 years

@TheBDA There is no reason why practices should shut. Dental teams have risen to the challenge during the pandemic & are delivering vital care while ensuring the safety of both staff and patients

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2 years

Well a trip to Parliament today and didn’t realise I had so much influence 😉

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2 years

Unequalled coverage of the issues facing NHS Dentistry across ITV national and regional and same for BBC Multiple radio interviews as well Thanks you all @TheBDA especially the wonderful team that support elected members

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2 years

Great time to ask Dentists to increase their target by 20% Still finding ⁦ @NHSEngland ⁩ decision hard to understand

Covid: Workplaces told to plan for absences of up to 25%

Rising Covid cases could see a worst case scenario of up to a quarter of staff off work, the government says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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4 months

Happy New Year from Malta to all colleagues wishing you a happy and successful 2024 Thank you for all you do for patients and the profession ⁦ @TheBDA ⁩

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Eddie Crouch

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3 years

It’s a year since face-to-face care resumed. Today I’ve asked all 4 UK CDOs to commission work on a roadmap to ease COVID restrictions. The risk we face today needs to be balanced against the millions unable to access care, & threats to the very sustainability of this service

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4 years

Shocked to hear the reason English dentists have not had same messages as Scotland and Wales is that there is squabbles over the financial support

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4 months

I am beginning to get seriously annoyed by this endless catalogue of untruths. We have seen a record reduction in NHS Dental Funding. Govt have done nothing to meaningfully improve the system. My colleagues and the patients they treat are living with the reality. @TheBDA

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"We're are increasing the funding. We are making it easier for dentists to take on NHS patients.” Pure fiction from @BimAfolami on the crisis in NHS dentistry. We’ve had a decade of savage cuts. And mere tweaks to a failed contract. A service on the brink needs a rescue plan.

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2 years

Big coverage again tomorrow on BBC for NHS Dentistry

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2 years

Sensing a big press and media day regarding the problems facing Dentistry tomorrow

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5 years

@rcgp Pandering

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1 year

Been invited to a Sky News debate on the NHS on Thursday at 7pm

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Strange day today Seems hard to celebrate 39 years of married life whilst my brother is so very poorly in Connecticut But glad I am here to do what I can to make him comfortable Happy Anniversary darling Jane

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2 years

Very unusual to have a question about Dentistry in PMQs to get two in one session is remarkable Well done to all @TheBDA for the expert briefing and continued lobbying and arranging meetings with MPs

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And it’s NOT new money

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"Is the budget lower than it was?" Pure evasion from @VictoriaAtkins on @BBCBreakfast This 'new' money is a drop the ocean for a service cut to the bone. £1bn in real-terms cuts since 2010. Creative accounting might make for a nice headline. Not decent health policy.

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3 years

Excellent news #DentistswithHerons has raised £1040 for @BDA_Ben_Fund Thanks everyone

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4 years

I understand dentists have been sent an email this morning that states PPE is available from suppliers and numbers for fit testers Neither of which seems accurate No wonder we are angry

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2 years

Think I may be on @GMB tomorrow

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3 years

Quite astonishing that in the Parliament debate today on Dentistry one contribution believes deprivation isn’t a factor in poor dental health

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4 years

Well done @TheBDA for ensuring anyone who wishes to be redeployed will get crown Indemnity Difficult times stay safe everyone

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2 years

Today as always the wonderful press team @TheBDA briefed an array of colleagues to address the media Thanks Ashley De for great work as always and thanks to the colleagues expressing their views

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1 year

Another busy day yesterday, being filmed for a documentary on the devastating impact high sugar foods have on our children’s teeth. @Childrensfood @actiononsugar

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3 years

So saddened to hear two colleagues lost their battle with Covid 19 this weekend Deepest sympathies to their families

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1 year

So once again NHS Dentistry suffers worse decisions from @DHSCgovuk Prescriptions up 3.2% eye tests 4.5% and dentistry patient charges rise 8.5% One might suspect they don’t want us ? @TheBDA

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⁦ @wendythedentist ⁩ receiving her fellowship from ⁦ @CGDent ⁩ Congratulations from your friends and colleagues ⁦ @TheBDA ⁩

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4 years

Dentistry makes the @thetimes letters

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2 years

Happy Anniversary Jane x 38 years and counting

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4 years

Speaking on the risks of missing Oral Cancers @TheBDA

PPE shortage is preventing dentists from opening | ITV News

There are delays in getting dental services up and running because of a lack of access to PPE. | ITV News Granada

www.itv.com

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‘Tie-ins’ or ‘minimum terms’ are now seemingly on the menu. Ministers need to make the NHS a place young dentists would choose to work Not handcuff the next generation to a sinking ship. @TheBDA

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4 years

After much effort by everyone @TheBDA guidance has just been updated and includes financial support and mentions associates and team. Hope to have a link soon

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but go to the dentist for a routine check up on Monday ? clearly not BBC News - Coronavirus: Boris Johnson in Mother's Day warning amid concern for NHS

Coronavirus: Stay at home to stay safe, 1.5 million advised

They will be advised to stay at home for 12 weeks, as the UK's death total reaches 281.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

Having a few days off so limiting my wine intake to one bottle a day 😉

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Waiting lists rising at 40000 per day @TheBDA

Exclusive: Dental waiting list growing by 40,000 a day and could exceed one million by autumn

Serious complaints prioritised as strict coronavirus infection control rules reduce flow of patients to trickle amid reopening

www.telegraph.co.uk

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@Jeremy_Hunt But want to pay you less and make you work harder

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2 years

Have made contact with the Polish chamber of Physicians and Dentists today offering the support of the @TheBDA We have written to all colleagues across Europe affected by the awful events in 🇺🇦 Ukraine When we have more details we will share with how we can all assist

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4 years

Not true but funny @TheBDA

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So onto my sixth minister responsible for NHS dentistry in my 3 years as Chair of @TheBDA No wonder we are so pessimistic

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3 years

Sorry state of play that we have to send emails like this ⁦ @TheBDA ⁩ In the last year the communication to the profession has been appalling and shows no sign of improving

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6 years

@campbellclaret Charming What happened to weapons of mass destruction?

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1 year

8 in 10 dentists surveyed do not believe marginal changes will encourage them to stay in nhs dentistry @TheBDA @peter_aldous @TimesRadio @jacoblant I agree let’s put the UDA in the bin

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5 months

To all colleagues friends and everyone associated with this wonderful profession Christmas Greetings from all @TheBDA Thank you for doing what you do

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4 years

Sad to report as the moment we are still waiting for finance support from @NHSEngland to dentists and staff in England Anger I am hearing is growing exponentially when other UK Countries have offered support

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3 years

Congratulations @sajidjavid on your appointment Looking forward to meeting you and as a local dentist informing you of the problems in Dentistry both locally and nationally

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2 years

Lots of discussion here at The Dentistry Show about the headlines in today’s ⁦ @thetimes ⁩ Worrying for patients and backs up what we have been telling ⁦ @NHSEngland ⁩

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1 year

Here at Parliament @TheBDA making the case for the profession @CommonsHealth

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4 years

Whilst the PM speaks up the problem a promised update for the dental profession today has not materialised This is not surprising as we are treated this way often but this is totally unacceptable

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4 years

Orthodontic Department reopens in Wuhan

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