{"id":8,"date":"2018-02-28T10:23:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T10:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/dental\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:56:15","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/dental\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<!-- Page Intro v2 -->\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-page-intro--v2__mobile-image\" \/>\n \n<section class=\"c-page-intro--v2   text-color--black  background-color--white  text-size--standard \"  style=\"background-image: url();\"  >\n    <div class=\"o-grid\">\n        \n\n\n\n        <div class=\"o-grid__full c-page-intro--v2__content   \">\n            <h2>Industrial action by Resident Doctors 7 \u2013 13 April<\/h2>            <p class=\"c-page-intro--v2__text\">Industrial action will be taking place by Resident Doctors between 7am Tuesday, 7 April and 7am Monday, 13 April.<\/p>\n<p>We are prioritising patient safety and working hard to provide as many services as normal. Please attend your planned clinic appointment or procedure unless we contact you to tell you that it has been rescheduled.<\/p>\n<p>If you attend one of our Accident and Emergency Departments, you may be waiting longer than normal if you have a minor ailment.<\/p>\n<p>For urgent health advice, please call NHS 111 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/111.nhs.uk\">111.nhs.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n                            <a class=\"c-page-intro--v2__button c-button c-button--primary  js-smooth-scroll button-color--blue \" href=\"https:\/\/gmintegratedcare.org.uk\/information-for-the-public-on-industrial-action\/\">Click here for more information<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n         \n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- Page Intro  v2-->\n\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section class=\"c-homepage-header__section\">\n                            <div class=\"c-homepage-header\">\n                                    <div class=\"c-homepage-header__titles\">\n                                        <h1 class=\"c-homepage-header__title\">\n                                            University Dental Hospital of Manchester\n                                        <\/h1>\n                                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__sub-title\">\n                                            How can we help you?\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"c-homepage-header__links\">\n                                         <a href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/dental\/getting-here\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/location-with-map.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span 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