The government has this week announced a new NHS dentistry recovery plan after research revealed in December that four out of five dentists in England are not taking on new NHS patients.
The number of NHS dentists in England is at its lowest level for a decade, according to figures released last year by the British Dental Association. Some practices are reported to have removed patients from their NHS list during the pandemic who did not come forward for treatment.
We would like to hear your experiences of NHS dentists and getting access to treatment in the area where you live.
Have you or members of your family struggled to get access to a NHS dentist? Have you or members of your family been removed from the NHS list of a dentist? Have you paid to go private, or for members of your family to go private, and if so what costs did you face? Or did you seek treatment from another part of the NHS, such as A&E?
