🚨FOR NEW PATIENTS NHS DENTISTRY HAS EFFECTIVELY CEASED TO EXIST
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
People forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian it’s medieval
https://youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?si=M70JZZmn6X_j4mXG
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
People forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian it’s medieval
https://youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?si=M70JZZmn6X_j4mXG
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2 months ago, I came to the top of the NHS list at the practice, and my new dentist is great.
So, SOME new NHS dentistry exists, but I appreciate I am one of the few lucky ones.
Most of us don't have time and opportunity to get second opinions.
She's in pain and she's given an option of waiting for two years? It's not just NHS dentistry that's broken.
It's included in NHS Band 1 charge (if clinically needed), but I was told NO, but you can pay £100 to see them privately - surely they wouldn't refer someone if not clinically needed?? Hmmmn 🤔💰
55.6 dentists per 100,000 of the population providing NHS care in Scotland compared to 39.9 in England.
Scotland has challenges but is in a far better position
Money breeds perverse behaviour & privatisation of Vocational Dentistry is a crime.
It is absolutely horrific, no civilised society should be leaving its citizens in this state.
“ Sorry but our NHS services are full”
She said they were gone by lunchtime day one.
I have to go to another town. 4 bus journeys.
Two ways:
1) Legislate that private dentists must register NHS patients, say 20% as a minimum, at least for children if not all
2) Pay them better
This is the problem when they allowed the dentists not to work PURELY under control of the NHS.
Ringing around the remaining labs, most do no direct work and told me to go via a Dentist. Another add on cost and delay.