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NHS Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Stephen Powis said that while they are ‘tempting offers’ the reality is that ‘these affordable basement cosmetic procedures are potentially…

It may not be unusual for men to buy their wife or girlfriend a questionable Christmas present at the last minute.But they should avoid the lure…

Jennifer Owen, Chair of Gateshead and South Tyneside Local Dental Committee and Practice Manager at Park View Family Dental, Gateshead, describes the practice’s use of a…

How has NHS dentistry changed since it began in 1948? Neil Carmichael explores the evolving landscape of British dentistry. While Lord Darzi’s Independent Inquiry into the…

Belmarsh Prison in south-east London is one of the highest security prisons in Britain. Convicts serving time there include Charles Bronson, once described as Britain’s most…

A proposed EU ban on amalgam fillings will be the “tipping point” that will lead to the collapse of NHS dentistry in Northern Ireland, MLAs have…

Jane Warren during her visit to the Turkish dental complex Dentakay (Image: Jane Warren)When David Brown, 61, was accidentally hit in the mouth with a spanner…

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Residents without an NHS dentist can pay up to nine times more for treatment, it can be revealed.As more and more dentists in Lincolnshire convert to…

Sign up to Health Check’s free email to receive exclusive analysis weekly on HealthGet your free Health Check emailA 66-year-old Hampshire woman had to undergo unnecessary…