Millions of Brits are unable to get an appointment with an NHS dentist as some resort to ripping their own teeth out.
We can reveal a huge rise in “unmet need” with one in four adults either unable to get an appointment, languishing on a waiting list, put off by long long waits, or the cost.
New analysis of the GP Survey suggests 11 million people in England were in one of these situations last year - up from four million in 2019.
