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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

‘Dental deserts’ form in England as dentists quit NHS, experts warn

A dentist prepares to treat a patient
Dentists generally each have a caseload of about 2,000 patients. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

“Dental deserts” are emerging across England after more than 2,000 dentists quit the NHS last year, leaving millions of people struggling to get checkups or have toothaches fixed, a new report reveals.

The exodus is exacerbating a crisis that has seen patients battle to get dental treatment because so few dental surgeries will see them as NHS patients.

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