Posts Tagged ‘NHS Choices Website’
Dental appointment attendance falls in Somerset
New figures show that 20% of children in Somerset haven’t been to the dentist in the last year. The statistics also suggest that 2 in 5 adults in the county haven’t seen a dentist in the last 2 years. Some patients have reported issues with getting appointments at a local NHS dental practice, but experts […]
Truro man pulls out his own tooth after struggling to find a dentist for 18 months
A man from Truro in Cornwall has pulled out his own tooth after struggling to find an NHS dentist for over 18 months. David Woodhouse, 62, said that he decided to extract his own tooth after finding it impossible to get an appointment with a dentist near his home. Mr Woodhouse was experiencing ongoing pain […]
Dental Patient Numbers Reach An All-Time High In Bradford
Figures recently published show that more people than ever are being treated by NHS dentists in Bradford and Airedale. New figures released in a Health and Social Care Information Centre report show an increase in dental visits between 2006 and 2011. In March 2006 53.6 per cent of adults in the region had seen an […]
