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70% of dental practices operating at less than half pre-COVID-19 capacity

2 mins read Oral health and mouth cancer
Dentists are urging the government to support dental practices as a new survey reveals 70% of practices are now operating at less than half their pre-pandemic capacity.

With nearly two thirds (63%) reporting less focus on ‘routine’ dentistry due to urgent and emergency cases needing priority, the British Dental Association (BDA) has told the Department of Health and Social Care and all devolved administrations that a package of capital funding now offers the only hope of restoring routine services to millions of patients.

The survey indicates a 'service in crisis' incapable of delivering investment to meet new rules that could boost access.

In the open letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock sent today, the BDA has set out the case for urgent support.

According to new survey data from practices across the UK:

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