NHS dentistry is ‘sinking ship’: The British Dental Association has warned the service is reaching the end of the road in evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into NHS dentistry today. The Committee heard how a failed NHS contract and chronic underfunding have fuelled an exodus from the service, and that in place of reform government has delivered mere tweaks to the system without a penny of new investment. Research undertaken by the BBC in 2022 revealed 9 in 10 practices were unable to take on new adult NHS patients. The latest BDA survey indicates over half
NHS dentistry is ‘sinking ship’ as seen on The Hippocratic Post.