Posts Tagged ‘NHS dental access’
Plymouth councillor raises concerns over NHS dental access, as patients talk of pulling their own teeth out
A Plymouth councillor has raised concerns over access to NHS dental care after hearing from patients who resorted to pulling their own teeth out and using alcohol to try and numb tooth pain. Labour councillor for St Peter and the Waterfront, Sue McDonald, said that she had been contacted by anxious patients who had adopted […]
Councillors raise concerns over future provision of dental services in deprived areas of Portsmouth
Councillors in Portsmouth have raised concerns over the future of NHS dental provision in some of the city’s most deprived areas. NHS England has been working to identify suitable providers for new contracts after Colosseum Dental announced that it would cease to provide NHNS dental care unexpectedly. The chain had three clinics in the city, […]
