The British Dental Association say millions of patients could be left “with no options”
Leading dentists have warned that thousands of high street dentists in England are “severing ties” with the NHS.
The BDA said that since March 2020, some 3,000 dentists are understood to have moved away from NHS work entirely. The professional body is calling for “radical and urgent” action from the Government to help struggling dentists. It said the NHS dental contract, which was initiated in 2006, puts “targets ahead of patient need, effectively setting a limit on the numbers of NHS treatments a dentist can do in a year”.
It comes as MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee are to examine issues in the sector at a meeting on Tuesday.
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