Up to 98 per cent of NHS dental practices across the Bristol region are not accepting new patients. An investigation carried out by the BBC and British Dental Association has uncovered how little access there is for the health service up and down the country.
The nationwide survey found that nine in ten NHS practices across England were not accepting new adult patients, but the figures were even worse in the Bristol region.
Across Bristol, there were 47 different NHS practices contacted as part of this investigation. Evidence showed that almost every single dentist practice reached out to was not accepting new patients.
