The Oral Health Foundation calls for increasing funding for NHS dental services

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The Oral Health Foundation has called for the government to increase funding for NHS dental services.

The charity has urged health ministers to devote more money to dentistry after a poll revealed that almost half of UK adults would be willing to pay more to improve NHS dental care.

Dr Nigel Carter OBE, chief executive of the Oral Health Foundation, stated that dentistry receives a very small portion of the NHS budget, but consistently delivers high standards of care. More people are seeing a dentist, but demand for services is increasing, and prices have risen above inflation in a move Dr Carter believes represents the public making up for a funding shortfall.

Dr Carter believes that increasing funding would enable and encourage more people to see a dentist on a regular basis. Statistics show that 61 percent of adults see an NHS dentist frequently, but there’s room for improvement, and adding more money to the pot would undoubtedly help to improve the dental health of the nation.

Oral Health Foundation research shows that patients with more disposable income would be willing to pay a dental tax, which would provide additional funding for NHS dental services.

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