Reacting to the Healthcare Commission's national survey of 69,000 people's experience of primary care services, (including access to dentists), published, Susie Sanderson, Chair of the British Dental Association's Executive Board, said:
"Today the Government has received yet another powerful message about the state of NHS dentistry.
"The concern highlighted by the Healthcare Commission is that real problems for patients could be being stored up for the future.
"It's vital that urgent action is taken to tackle the flaws in the current NHS arrangements for dentistry, recently criticised so emphatically by the Health Select Committee.
"We also need to start looking carefully about what is meant by access to an NHS dentist and recognising the importance of the continuity of care."
-- The BDA's submission of written evidence to the inquiry can be accessed here.
-- Further details of the inquiry into NHS Dental and Orthodontic Services are available here.
The British Dental Association (BDA) is the professional association for dentists in the UK. It represents over 23,000 dentists working in general practice, in community and hospital settings, in academia and research, and in the armed forces.
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