Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Patients left hunting for check-ups as number of new dentists falls by a fifth

Patients left hunting for check-ups as number of new dentists falls by a fifth Experts are warning of a growing shortage of dentists, with the number of new recruits falling by a fifth in just two years.

Researchers said the shortfalls were making it harder to find a dentist in many parts of the country, with a steep fall in levels of NHS provision.

Dentists said patients were being forced to undertake round trips of 65 miles to have a check-up, with some cases left attempting to extract their own teeth. The Telegraph

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