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Dental Insurance. Dentist pull out of the NHS
Millions of patients face re-registering for NHS treatment
Since 1997 almost 10,000 dentists have left the NHS and the exodus of a ( travel insurance ) further 4,000 expected this April, will throw the service into total turmoil. The cause is a controversial new contract being implemented by the NHS in April. Over recent years over 400 charges have been introduced for NHS ( cheap loans ) treatments and at the time, this broke the camels back for many dentists - they simply went 100% private. The new row is about the removal of six monthly check ups and not allowing people whose teeth are in good condition to make a return visit within 3 years. Somewhere ( remortgages ) mixed in with his are disagreements about surgery opening hours and changes to the way NHS dentists are paid. |
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