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Petition Increase funding to improve access to NHS dental services in England

We believe NHS dental services are at an all-time low. The NHS system is failing to meet the needs of many people who cannot afford private treatment. We want the Government to increase funding for NHS dental services so everyone can register with an NHS dentist and access NHS dental services.

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We believe the country is at a crisis point regarding dental services. Many people simply can't register with any dental practice. There are accounts of people performing unsafe DIY dentistry, for example extracting their own teeth and using super glue to try to fix crowns and dentures. You might expect this in third world Countries but we are in 21st Century England. Let's make our country Great again by improving dental service for everyone.

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Government announces plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry

The Government has set out a new plan to recover and reform NHS Dentistry. On 7 February 2024, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Victoria Atkins MP, announced the Government's new plan in the House of Commons, and this was discussed by MPs.

What measures has the Government announced?

The actions the Government has announced include:

  • Offering dentists additional payments for seeing and treating patients that haven't been seen in over two years
  • Increasing the minimum payment that dentists receive for delivering NHS treatments
  • Deploying dental vans to more isolated, rural and coastal areas which will offer check-ups and simple treatments
  • Launching a consultation on expanding water fluoridation

Find out more about the Government's plans.

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Ministerial statements are a way for Ministers to bring an important matter to the attention of the House.

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