Rejected petition More dentist to except NHS patients

Rejected on 11 May 2022

I have been on the waiting list for over 4 years to get a NHS dentist and that is not fair. To many people who pay taxes and still have to go and pay private. What I would like to see is a dentist has to take at least 50% of NHS patients.

I have waited 4 years and still can’t get a NHS dentist and that’s not acceptable. I am not the only one especially in Devon & Cornwall.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions by private dental practices whether or not to accept NHS patients, and how many to accept, are matters for them, and not something the UK Government or House of Commons are directly responsible for.

You may like to sign these petitions which call for related actions:

Increase NHS dental care funding to improve availability for child and adults: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/601744

Increase funding to ensure all adults in England have access to an NHS dentist: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/605814

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