Dental deserts will be targeted with hundreds of thousands of emergency dental appointments from April. In a win for the Mirror ’s Dentists for All campaign the Government has announced 700,000 people ...

NHS Somerset has committed to funding 400,000 units of dental activity (UDA) annually across the two sites, worth up to £1.4m Two new NHS dental practices are set to open in Chard and Crewkerne as ...

Cate Baggett says something needs to be done to address the NHS dentist shortage A woman who has had emergency dental surgery four times this year says she is struggling to find an NHS dentist. Cate ...

A sweeping revamp of NHS dentistry services across England is set to prioritise urgent and complex cases. The Government has unveiled this series of reforms, designed to benefit millions of patients, ...

Urgent dental care and children’s teeth are being prioritised as the biggest NHS dentistry shake-up in years is confirmed. NHS dentistry in England is being overhauled. With urgent care and children’s ...

13:52, Mon, Nov 24, 2025 Updated: 13:54, Mon, Nov 24, 2025 Brits suffering from dental problems that may necessitate 'urgent' care are being urged to verify their eligibility for assistance. Those who ...

In a post on X, NHS UK advised: "If you need urgent dental treatment over Christmas or New Year, contact your usual dentist.

The plan to boost access to NHS dentists has been declared a “comprehensive failure” in a new report. The Dental Recovery Plan, a blueprint to bolster NHS dentistry, was unveiled in February 2024, ...

NHS dental care is "very weak" and "not fit for purpose", England's chief medical officer has warned. Professor Sir Chris Whitty has told MPs that a lack of NHS dentistry access for children will set ...

Two new NHS dental practices are set to open in Chard and Crewkerne as part of efforts to improve access to NHS dentistry in Somerset, a new report has revealed., external NHS Somerset is recruiting ...