After 14 years of Tory rule, Dentistry in the UK is in decay.
8 out of 10 dentists in the UK are not accepting new patients, people have no option but to suffer along or attempt dangerous ‘DIY dentistry’ which can cause serious long term issues.
The collapse of NHS dentistry has left millions of patients unable to get an appointment when they need one. Analysis of patient survey data suggests that last year, 4.75 million people were either told there were no appointments available or the practice wasn’t taking on new patients, when they last tried to book an appointment.
In Oldham, 64% of reporting practices were not accepting new adult patients last year.
It is a crisis of health and we need action now to save our country’s dental health.
Labour has committed to a fundamental reform of the Dentistry contract and our plan to rescue NHS dentistry provides 700,000 appointments for urgent treatment.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 