Research commissioned by the Oral Health Foundation found more than one-in-three (36%) Britons admit that they are sacrificing dental visits in order to keep their bank balance in check.
This figure has more than doubled in the last two years. In 2017, money worries accounted for as little as 17% of the reasons for non-attendance.
Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, is urging the government to review its decision earlier this year to increase NHS dental charges by 5%.
Dr Carter says: “The cost of visiting an NHS dentist is increasing far beyond that of inflation and pushing many of the population to breaking point.
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