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NHS Dental Access Shrinks as 1 in 10 Practices Quit

8/24/2026

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  • The NHS has lost dental practices, shrinking public dental access nationwide.
  • British Dental Association chair Shiv Pabary blames successive governments for the decline.
  • One in ten NHS dental practices stopped NHS care since 2017, reducing the share from 65% to 56% by 2026.
  • Health and Social Care Department says reforms will add 1.8 million treatments and require new dentists to serve three NHS years.