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'95% of dentists' say NHS system hinders patient care

The overwhelming majority of dentists feel patients are prevented from getting the best care by the way dentistry is run in the UK. 95% of those quizzed in an exclusive Daybreak poll blamed the NHS system.

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'93% of dentists' would give different treatment

The overwhelming majority of dentists said they have ended an appointment feeling they could give the patient better care if they did not have to meet NHS targets.

In an exclusive poll for Daybreak, the GDPUK found:

  • At least 93% have felt they could have given a patient better treatment after an appointment but were unable to due to limitations imposed by the NHS system in England.
  • A further 55% felt after an appointment they could have carried out more thorough checks but were limitations imposed by the NHS system in England prevented them from doing so.
  • 96% think pressure to meet NHS targets in England compromises the level of care given to patients.
  • 93% of respondents say they worry about not meeting targets set by NHS England.

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