£50 million funding help NHS dental care
Breakdown of funding by region and more info is here.
Some of the national media have covered Healthwatch England's response:
Jacob Lant, Healthwatch England said: “This is a vital injection of money and will help tackle the spiralling crisis in dental access and affordability.
“We are particularly pleased to see NHS England prioritising appointments for vulnerable people, including children, with many missing school and suffering in pain as a result of dental problems that were entirely preventable through routine care.
“There still remains deeper and more systemic challenges in the dental sector that have been laid bare over the last two years, but we need to build from this and start to get the nation’s oral health back on track after this dreadful pandemic.”
