Somerset Set For Dental Desert Status?
Somerset is now a ‘Dental Desert’ - HealthWatch issues alarming new figures.
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A study from University College London has revealed the shocking statistic that children are consuming three time the daily recommended amount of sugars.
Alarming figures are emerging which suggest that a further two thousand dentists have quit NHS dentistry.
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Three in four dentists (75%) in the early stages of their careers say the COVID-19 pandemic has had a ‘significant and negative impact on their dental training.’
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The plight of a town with around 6,000 inhabitants which has been deprived of NHS dental services for twelve months was highlighted on Friday.
A snapshot of UK dentistry shows an example of the profession at its best, as well as more familiar difficulties.