Dentistry services are in crisis in Bristol and the South West, with many patients unable to get appointments on the NHS in any reasonable time frame.
Figures from the Association of Dental Groups show that 43 per cent of patients in Bristol could not book a timely dental appointment, while BBC spotlight reveals that the number of South West NHS dental practices fell by 200 between 2017 and 2021.
Darren Jones, the MP for Bristol North West, blames the Government for its "failure" to reform how dentists are paid for NHS work, and says that ministers appear to have concluded that access to NHS dentists "isn't a universal right".
