What people have told us about NHS dentistry

Read the entire report  here is the linkhttps://www.healthwatch.co.uk/sites/healthwatch.co.uk/files/20210524%20Dentistry%20during%20COVID-19%20Insight%20Briefing.pdf  Background Dentistry is a recurring issue for Healthwatch since it was set up in 2013.However, since thestart of lockdown in March 2020, we have noticed asharp increase in the number of peopletelling us about not being able to access timely NHS dental care. In December 2020, we published are portion of the impact of COVID-19 on NHS dentistryfollowing a 452% rise in calls and complaints to local Healthwatch between July - Sept 2020.It was based on the experiences of1,313 people who were trying to access NHS dentalservices during thatperiod.As public concerns continued, we looked at a further 1,129 people ’s experiences of accessingdental care between Oct -Dec 2020, and published afollow-up review to warn about theongoing dentistry crisis.Our findings were widely publicised by the media and referenced in aparliamentary debate.This briefing highlights many issues we have reported before continued; explores in moredepth people ’s attitudes towards affording NHS dental care; and sets out recommendationsto create equal and affordable access to NHS dentistry.  Key findings  Access to NHS dentistry remained a key issue for people across England betweenJanuary and March 2021. Some people were being asked to wait up to three years to getan NHS appointment; however,private appoin...
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