As a Daily Mail report reveals that ninety per cent of NHS practices are closed to new patients, regional media coverage continues to highlight the desperate state of access in many parts of the UK affecting both dentists and patients.
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The shock wave following the resignation of two big beasts from the Government will have a huge impact, and dentistry will not be immune.
Along with demands for contractual reform, increasing the numbers of dentists has become a favourite solution for the access crisis. With an estimated 3000 dentists leaving the NHS in the space of two years, and practice owners struggling to recruit, attracting dentists to the UK has become a priority.
Only days apart, two significant announcements about Scottish dentistry have illustrated the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Read more: Confidence In Scottish Dental Market But BDA Concerned
The publication of the government policy paper “A plan for digital health and social care” may make uneasy reading for GDP’s. Despite this it is likely to be a good indicator of priorities for the Health Service and reform, in the next few years.
Lest for a moment you thought that the crisis affecting NHS dentistry was largely confined to England and Wales, a report on UTL Live (ITN News) on Friday 24th June made clear in stark terms that NHS Dentistry in the province is ‘not a sustainable model’.
Read more: NHS Dentistry In Northern Ireland Branded ‘Unsustainable’
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