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Antony Visocchi
Dentistry director, NHS Shetland
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press citations on 3 topics since 27 Jan 2026 · last quoted 6 Nov 2026
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Antony Visocchi: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Dentistry director, NHS Shetland
- Tracked press citations
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 6 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Jan 2026
04 The signal · where Antony Visocchi sits on dentistry access
Ranked 24= of 100 voices quoted in the press on dentistry access, level with 17 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Eddie CrouchUnionChair of the Principal Executive Committee (BDA Chair), British Dental Association63 - 2
Shiv PabaryClinicianChair, General Dental Practice Committee, British Dental Association40 - 3
Jason WongRegulatorChief Dental Officer for England, NHS England (joint appointment with the Department of Health and Social Care, based in NHS England)21 - 16=George TsakosAcademicProfessor of dental public health at University College London4
- 24=Chris McCannSector leaderActing Chief Executive, Healthwatch England3
- 24=Antony VisocchiAcademicDentistry director, NHS Shetland3
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Dr Nigel CarterSector leaderchief executive of the Oral Health Foundation3 - 24=Dawn YatesSector leaderhealth cost expert at the Single mothers resource3
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05 On the record · press
What Antony Visocchi has said
By outlet · linked articles
- shetlandtimes.co.uk4
- shetnews.co.uk2
Where Antony Visocchi has been quoted
- 01Smile! Isles bairns have the nation's healthiest teethshetlandtimes.co.uk · 6 Nov 2026
- 02Shetland has highest proportion of P1 children with no obvious dental decay in Scotlandshetnews.co.uk · 5 Nov 2026
- 03Health board spent almost £400,000 on locum orthodontists over four years amid recruitment challengesshetlandtimes.co.uk · 14 Aug 2026
- 04NHS trialling improved access to public dental serviceshetnews.co.uk · 14 Jun 2026
- 05Dental patients to be seen every two years as part of improved approach to care deliveryshetlandtimes.co.uk · 4 Jun 2026
- 06Concerns raised over oral care as isles classed as a 'dental desert'shetlandtimes.co.uk · 27 Jan 2026
Verbatim
“Dental decay is largely preventable, and we want to build on this success so that today's children carry these benefits with them into adulthood.”
“Good oral health in children doesn't happen by accident. It reflects the fabulous engagement and efforts of parents and carers at home, our children themselves, schools and nurseries, and the wonderful commitment and enthusiasm of our dental team in providing effective prevention advice.”
“Our approach has been to invest in developing our own local workforce to reduce the longer-term reliance on visiting specialists, whose costs are considerably higher.”
“This improved approach is a practical step in the right direction. It allows us to begin improving access for our community while building a more sustainable model of care for the future.”
“This improved approach is a practical step in the right direction. It allows us to begin improving access for our community while building a more sustainable model of care for the future.”
“NHS general dental practices independently determine their ability to accept new patients based on capacity and their business model. Where access to general dental services is limited, the public dental service plays an important role in supporting patients who are unable to access care elsewhere.”
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