Rejected petition Increase number of NHS Dentists and shorten UNACCEPTABLE waiting times.

To investigate lack of NHS Dentists, the lack of funding available. To shorten the waiting time. Some people are left in agony for weeks without any way of gaining treatment.

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Because there is a huge waiting list for the NHS Dentists, there is a lack of NHS Dentists due to funding cuts.People left weeks and months with no treatment, suffering extreme pain.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Increase funding to ensure all adults in England have access to an NHS dentist: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576982

Independent review of the NHS dental contract: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/564154

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 30 March 2021
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