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Health bosses concerned over NHS dentist shortage
One patient tells the BBC she drives 150 miles to get an NHS appointment.
- Published23 hours ago
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Bridlington: Town of 35,000 down to just one NHS dentist
Bridlington will soon have only one full-time NHS dentist, forcing people to travel or go private.
- Published26 April
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- SectionHumberside
Town marks three years since last NHS dentist closed
Toothless in Suffolk campaigners descend on town to protest against dental deserts.
- Published9 April
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Access to NHS dentists 'still a concern' in county
A patient group finds practices have waiting lists of up to 6,000 people.
- Published5 April
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Access to NHS dentists improving, says report
The NHS says Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham are ahead of the national average.
- Published24 March
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Dentist plans to take on 1,000 new NHS patients
The dental practice in Bristol has submitted proposals to move to a bigger home.
- Published30 March
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'Pay dentists 25% more for NHS work' to stem exodus
The British Dental Association says increasing the treatment rate would provide a short-term fix in England.
- Published19 March
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NHS: NI dentists warn against EU metal filling ban
The NI chair of the British Dental Association warns against proposed ban on dental amalgam.
- Published14 March
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- SectionNorthern Ireland
NHS dentists: Exam could be scrapped for overseas applicants
Overseas dentists may be provisionally registered to work in the UK without checks, plans say.
- Published17 February
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Cornish patients visit NHS dentist in Wiltshire - 200 miles away
Dentalcare's phones are ringing constantly and it is taking on patients from as far as Cornwall.
- Published13 February
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- SectionWiltshire