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Extra 700,000 dentist appointments to become available from April

  • The Government plans to provide an extra 700,000 urgent dental appointments starting in April to address access issues in NHS dentistry.
  • One in four people in England struggles to get a dentist's appointment, highlighting the severe access issues faced by patients.
  • Care Minister Stephen Kinnock described the current situation as a Dickensian state of affairs, stating that some patients have resorted to pulling their own teeth.
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Sky News UKSky News UK

Extra 700,000 dentist appointments to become available from April

The government is also introducing a new supervised tooth-brushing scheme for three-to-five-year-olds in schools in the most deprived areas in England, as Labour promised in the run-up to the general election.

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The TelegraphThe Telegraph

Just two extra dentist appointments will be available under government NHS plans

Added slots will be available from April and have been targeted at so-called ‘dental deserts’

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Evening StandardEvening Standard

Extra 52,000 dentist appointments for London to tackle 'Dickensian state of affairs'

Over 52,000 urgent dental appointments are set for London as the Government reveals 700,000 extra slots nationwide to help tackle the dentistry crisis

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Health Service JournalHealth Service Journal

No extra funding for government’s urgent appointment pledge

Integrated care boards have been told to commission their share of 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments, but will be given no extra funding for them, the government has confirmed.

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Ministers vow boost dentistry access with 700,000 appointments rollout - Rother Radio

The Government has vowed to get NHS dentistry “back on its feet” by starting the rollout of 700,000 extra urgent appointments pledged in its manifesto. However, leaders from the profession claim the action will translate into just two extra slots a month for each NHS dentist and said ministers should have “fired the starting gun” last summer. NHS England has written to integrated care boards (ICB) across the country, instructing bosses to stand …

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Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments

Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to roll out extra urgent appointments across the country

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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, February 21, 2025.
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