House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee: NHS dentistry. Ninth Report of Session 2022–23 (14 July 2023)

Summary

The pain and distress of not being able to see an NHS dentist are "totally unacceptable", an inquiry has told the government.

A review was launched after a BBC investigation found 9 in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK were not accepting new adult patients.

Some people drove hundreds of miles for treatment or even resorted to pulling out their own teeth, the BBC found.

The government says it invests more than £3bn a year in dentistry. But a damning report, by the Commons' Health and Social Care Committee, says more needs to be done, and quickly.

The House of Commons Committee report with recommendations to government can be viewed at the link below. The Government has two months to respond.