UK among countries with highest rates of acne for young people, study shows
The study has been published in the British Journal of Dermatology.
The study has been published in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Cost and access appear to be the main reasons people travel abroad for dentistry services.
The Health Secretary said NHS dentistry was ‘non-existent in huge parts of the country’.
Using data from the GP Survey by Ipsos, the BDA found 13 million people – or 28% of England’s adult population – have an unmet need for NHS dentistry.
The analysis included records from 608,278 youngsters living in north-east London aged five to 16.
Afterwards, the BDA said the new Health Secretary recognised that ‘failed contracts and underfunding have fuelled the current crisis’.
Ministers said that the dental recovery plan will lead to 2.5 million NHS dentistry appointments.
Dentists have called on the Government to show how the plan will lead to 2.5 million more appointments.
The building society’s announcement coincides with Sign Language Week.
However, experts warned that those who train overseas are ‘no more likely to stick with a failed system’ than their UK colleagues.
Decay-related extractions cost NHS hospitals in England £40.7m last year, new data shows.
The move comes as the Government and NHS England launched a ‘NHS dental recovery plan’.
People have been queuing for a dental practice in Bristol for three days.
It comes as the Government and NHS England launched a ‘NHS dental recovery plan’.
The comments follow new figures released by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.