Greater powers for dental hygienists and therapists? (Podcast/Video)

Following news that the Department of Health and Social Care plans to streamline processes within dental settings by granting ‘new powers’ to dental hygienists and dental therapists, we caught up with BSDHT President Miranda Steeples to discuss what this means for the profession and patient access.

Miranda also talks about how the decision to allow dental hygienists and therapists to supply and administer medicines, including pain relief and fluoride without sign-off from a dentist, came about, and how long we might have to wait for this to come into effect.

This episode of The Probe Dental Podcast is sponsored by Oralieve: Dry mouth relief for dry and sensitive mouths.

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