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Dental Bridge Newsletter 🦷 Tuesday · 2026-09-21 |
The manufacture, import, and export of dental amalgam will end globally in 2034.
A study in the BDJ found 2.34 million people in England live in NHS dental deserts. |
🚀 Headlines |
2.34 million people in England live in NHS dental deserts England A study in the BDJ mapped areas more than 5 km from an NHS dental provider, finding 189,542 people currently live in high-need deserts within the most deprived deciles. Modelling a 5% general population growth added 117,135 people to these deserts, while a 10% growth concentrated in deprived areas increased the high-need desert population by 18,960. |
14,000 patients joined a Bridlington practice's new NHS waiting list Bridlington Dental Studio took on an NHS contract offering 5,000 appointments a year, prompting more than 14,000 online registrations and 2,300 phone calls in six weeks. Two NHS practices closed in the East Yorkshire town in 2022, leaving a single dentist offering subsidised care for 35,000 residents. Staff are also seeing 14 emergency patients a day while prioritising children and patients in pain. |
🩺 Clinical |
Dental amalgam will be phased out globally in 2034 England Chief Dental Officer Jason Wong has confirmed the manufacture, import, and export of dental amalgam will end globally in 2034. The agreement still permits amalgam use where a dentist considers it clinically necessary for an individual patient. In England, the OCDO is working with partners including the National Institute for Health and Care Research to identify suitable alternative materials. |
The FNU1 virus reduces total bacterial levels by 94% Scotland Scientists targeting gum disease report that the FNU1 virus reduces total bacterial levels by 94 per cent. The research highlights potential new approaches for managing periodontal bacteria. |
Autoclaving handpieces does not automatically make them compliant England FMC head of compliance Bilkis Hussain says sterilisation is only one part of the handpiece maintenance process. In England, the requirements link directly to HTM 01-05 as well as CQC Regulation 12 on safe care and Regulation 15 on premises and equipment. |
📋 Miscellaneous |
A Worthing dentist defrauded the NHS of £92,500 Dr Fariba Shameli, 55, has been given a three-year jail sentence in her absence at Lewes Crown Court after submitting 1,037 fraudulent claims between 2013 and 2018. The Crown Prosecution Service said the fraud included 158 claims for treatment not carried out and 532 for work done by others. Shameli fled to Northern Ireland and then Sweden after making two court appearances. |
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