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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

Plan to boost NHS dentistry has ‘resulted in worsening the picture’, say MPs

The blueprint to bolster NHS dentistry was unveiled in February 2024 (John Giles/PA) - (PA Wire)

Measures introduced last year with the aim of boosting access to NHS dentists appear to have “resulted in worsening the picture”, MPs have said.

The Dental Recovery Plan has “comprehensively failed”, according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), amid warnings that vulnerable patients “continue to suffer the most”.

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