"This is a scandal" says Sir Ed Davey MP. He's not wrong... NHS dentistry is in crisis, yet the PM keeps trying to defend the indefensible. ❌Tweaks to a failed contract do not equal reform ❌Spending has barely increased in a decade ❌ We have less dentists today than in 2017 https://www.bda.org/news-centre/latest-news-articles/Pages/England-Hundreds-of-dentists-doing-only-one-NHS-check-up-a-year.aspx | British Dental Association

Our thanks to MPs Ed Davey and Mary Kelly Foy for both pressing the PM to correct the record after repeated misleading claims. These numbers matter. This crisis is deepening. NHS dentistry needs a rescue plan👇 https://www.bda.org/news-centre/latest-news-articles/Pages/NHS-dentistry-PM-must-drop-the-spin-and-accept-the-facts.aspx | British Dental Association

“People are making decisions about their oral health based on affordability” warns Eddie Crouch. “Many can’t afford to heat their homes or feed their children.” This charge hike will hit low income patients and won’t put a penny into a service in crisis👉 https://www.bda.org/news-centre/latest-news-articles/Pages/England-Ministers-must-rethink-outrageous-charge-hikes.aspx | British Dental Association