A recent report reveals that government efforts to enhance access to NHS dental services in England have failed completely, worsening the crisis instead. Millions of patients lack dental care, compelling them to seek costly private treatments or resort to dangerous DIY methods. The public accounts committee (PAC) has urged immediate reforms to the broken system, highlighting the disastrous effects of initiatives like the new patient premium and the golden hello recruitment scheme. These measures have resulted in fewer patients receiving NHS care, exposing serious shortcomings in the government's dental recovery plan launched in February 2024.
MPs have condemned the government's attempts to improve NHS dental services as a complete failure, worsened by initiatives that left millions without care.
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown criticized the disgraceful state of NHS dental services, highlighting that Britons are being forced into dangerous DIY dentistry.
Despite promises in February 2024 to increase access to NHS dentistry, initiatives have instead led to fewer patients receiving care, exacerbating the crisis.
The NPP initiative, costing £88m, actually resulted in a 3% decrease in new NHS patients, illustrating a systemic failure in the dental recovery plan.
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