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<p>From August to September 2023, we consulted on changes to the Human Medicines Regulations,
which will enable dental therapists and dental hygienists to supply and administer
some medicines without the need for a prescription from a dentist, allowing therapists
and hygienists to work to their full scope of practice. We will respond shortly to
the consultation on the proposals. Furthermore, NHS England’s January 2023 guidance
clarified that dental therapists and dental hygienists can open and close National
Health Service courses of treatment and provide direct access to NHS care, where that
care is within the General Dental Council scope of practice, provided that they are
qualified, competent, and indemnified to do so.</p>
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