NHS Dentistry Investigated by Channel 4′s dispatches

Putney Hill Dental — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:31:35 +0000

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Four in 10 people in the UK admit to skipping routine visits to the dentist because they can’t afford to pay the bills, according to recent research.

Meanwhile, a Channel 4 Dispatches undercover investigation into NHS dentistry screened last month claimed to uncover evidence of a system “that often prevents the patient from getting the right treatment at the right price”.

Reforms brought in five years ago were supposed to benefit patients and dentists by turning a fee-per-item system into a simple flat-rate one involving three bands of treatment but they backfired because many dentists have felt unable to justify devoting the necessary time to NHS treatment.

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NHS Dentistry Investigated by Channel 4′s dispatches

Think about personal and family health insurance options if you want to keep your dentist bills down