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You and Yours: Call You and Yours: What do you do for dental care?

Call You and Yours: What do you do for dental care?

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Call You and Yours: What do you do for dental care?

On today's Call You and Yours, we're asking, What do you do for dental care? Call 03700 100 444. Lines open at 11.00am. Or email youandyours@bbc.co.uk.

What do you do for dental care? Call us ring 03700 100 444.
 
The Health Minister is facing questions in front of the Health and Social Care Select Committee about NHS dentists. This follows a 2022 BBC investigation which found that 9 in 10 UK dental practices were not accepting new adult patients. There is growing evidence of "dental deserts" where parts of the country have limited or no access to an NHS dentist. 

Research by the British Dental Association out this week found that one in four patients are avoiding going to the dentist because of costs and NHS dentistry prices have just increased by by 8%. 

So we're asking, how easy is it to find an NHS dentists where you live? What impact is this situation having on your dental and general health? Perhaps you've had to seek out private treatment - what impact has that had from a cost point of view? Or perhaps you live in an area where you still have access an NHS dentist - we also want to hear from you.

Call 03700 100 444. Lines open at 11.00am. Or email youandyours@bbc.co.uk.

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