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You and Yours: Call You and Yours: Dental Healthcare on the NHS

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10/05/2016

Call You and Yours: Dental Healthcare on the NHS

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Call You and Yours: Dental Healthcare on the NHS

How easy is it to give or receive good dental healthcare on the NHS?

Call You & Yours: How easy is it to give or receive good dental health care on the NHS?

A quarter of all five-year-olds in England have tooth decay - according to a survey published this morning by the NHS. In the north west, the figure is 1 in 3. While the figures are not great, they have improved since the survey first began in 2008. Part of the problem might be caused by access to NHS dentists - only half of the surgeries in England are taking on new patients, according to Healthwatch - the national consumer body for health and care. In some districts, it's particularly hard to find an NHS dentist. In Yorkshire and Humberside, for example, less than a third of dentists are taking new patients.

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