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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Storm Newton

Ministers vow to boost dentistry access with 700,000 appointments rollout

A dentist checking condition of a patient’s teeth (John Giles/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government has vowed to get NHS dentistry “back on its feet” by starting the rollout of 700,000 extra urgent appointments pledged in its manifesto.

However, leaders from the profession claim the action will translate into just two extra slots a month for each NHS dentist and said ministers should have “fired the starting gun” last summer.

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