The British Dental Association has urged government to drop any pretence that NHS dentistry is on the road to recovery and finally deliver a meaningful rescue package, as the exodus from the service reaches new heights. Freedom of information requests undertaken by the BDA indicate just 23,577 dentists performed NHS work in the 2022/23 financial year, down 695 on the previous year, and over 1,100 down on numbers pre-pandemic. The crash brings the workforce to levels not seen since 2012/13. These official figures are at odds with repeat claims from the Prime Minister that recent reforms have boosted dentist numbers,
Dentistry: Exodus accelerates as seen on The Hippocratic Post.