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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog

Dentist in consultation room sits by a window
A plan to provide ‘golden hellos’ to new dentists in specific regions has been found to have failed. Photograph: Andrew Fosker/Alamy

Plans to end the deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients unable to get treatment, according to a warning from the government’s spending watchdog.

The National Audit Office’s (NAO) damning verdict on the “dental recovery plan” prompted patient groups to voice alarm that people’s struggles with decayed teeth represents “a serious public health concern”.

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