Time for a National Dental Service as this appointments scandal takes root – Yorkshire Post Letters
THE situation now for people needing dental treatment is critical.
I am really concerned about the future if there are no changes, and the impact this could also have on children in York, as many simply aren’t getting to see a dentist.
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Hide AdMore people are being forced to ‘go private’ as there are no alternatives, and the costs are really high, with consequences such as dental problems being left to get worse, or in extreme cases, people extracting their own teeth.
It is an absolute scandal that we have been allowed to get to this point.
Austerity of all our public services, and a systematic destruction of our public health services, our NHS and our dental service, have meant that people have to either put up with the pain or spend their life savings for services that should be universal and accessible to all.
I believe we need a National Dental Service, free at the point of need, accessible to all.
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Hide AdYork urgently needs a dental school to train the next generation of NHS dentists, I will be working tirelessly in Parliament to achieve this.
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