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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Abigail O'Leary

One NHS dentist to thousands of people in parts of England as industry on 'last legs'

One NHS dentist has been left serving thousands of people in some parts of the country, new data shows.

NHS digital figures show that in North Lincolnshire, there were just 54 NHS dentists - equating to one dentist for every 3,199 people.

It means each of the 54 dentists would be required to work nine hours each working day of the year in order for every patient to receive an annual check up.

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