Dorset MP launches petition after £17m taken away from local dentistry budget
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade has launched a public petition calling for legal protections to ensure NHS dentistry funding is spent on dental services.
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade has launched a public petition calling for legal protections to ensure NHS dentistry funding is spent on dental services.
No NHS dentists in Dorset are taking new adult patients and many dentists are now only accepting patients who can pay privately.
Only three of county’s 99 NHS registered dental practices are taking on new adult patients and only 13 accepting children as new patients.