Petition Abolish NHS Dental Charges

The NHS was created out of the ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. When it was launched by the then minister of health, Aneurin Bevan, on July 5 1948, it was based on 3 core principles:

• that it meet the needs of everyone

• that it be free at the point of delivery

• that it be based on clinical need, not ability to pay

These three principles have guided the development of the NHS over more than 60 years and remain at its core.

The NHS constitution states "The Access to NHS services is based on clinical need, not an individual’s ability to pay

NHS services are free of charge, except in limited circumstances sanctioned by parliament.”

General taxation has already paid for all NHS services, including dental provision; Dental treatment should be free to all, inline with mainstream NHS services.

I petition the Government to remove NHS dental charges universal treatment of non-cosmetic conditions.