NHS dentistry at a tipping point

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NHS dentistry at a tipping point, as BBC reveal true extent of access crisis: Nine out of ten NHS dental practices unable to offer appointments to new adult patients, in the most extensive survey of patient access ever undertaken. The British Dental Association has pressed government to step up and deliver urgent reform, as new […]

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Ministers papering over cracks, as dentists push for real reform

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The British Dental Association has said government must press ahead on fundamental reform of NHS dentistry, following plans announced today that will do little to arrest the exodus of dentists from the service, or address the crisis in patient access. The current target-based system funds care for little over half the population and sets perverse […]

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