contracts. Karen Faux reports
Earlier this summer, tabloid headlines proclaimed that NHS dentistry is in the grip of a crisis. The root of the problem is new contracts, introduced by the Government in April, which change the way in which dentists can charge their patients.
With many dental practices now saying these new contracts make it difficult for them to continue with NHS work, there is growing concern that children's teeth are particularly at risk.
Graham Wilding, dentist and founder of the Stop the Rot campaign along with the National Day Nurseries Association, believes there needs to be a climate in which surgeries can flourish rather than one in which they are contracting.
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