This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Re-open Dental Surgeries immediately for urgent dental needs.
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Dental surgeries must be re-opened now, with prompt treatment for all those who are have urgent, painful and acute dental needs,
There is an urgent need for people to be able to get prompt treatment for all urgent dental needs. It is barbaric that in the 21st Century people with toothache, or needing root canals or other treatment are simply told to take painkillers or antibiotics.
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Dentists are scheduled to begin operating again from 8 June in England. You can read more here:
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