Desperate patients resort to ripping own teeth out with bare hands and using glue to hold in replacements in dentist crisis
Picture: AlamyIt found 10% of people admitted to attempting "DIY dentistry". More than half of the group carried it out in the last year and 20% said they did so because they could not find an NHS dentist.
The report said there is a "significant regional variation" in access to NHS dentistry. Those affected most included people from deprived areas, people from ethnic minorities, homeless people, people with complex needs such as autism, and refugees. The committee is now calling on the Government to ensure every person who needs an NHS dentist is able to access one a "reasonable distance" from their home and in a "reasonable time frame".
"Yet contract reform alone is unlikely to bring back dentists who have already left the NHS or are considering leaving in the near future. He added: "The real question now is whether government or opposition are ready to use it. Failure to act will condemn this service to oblivion."She said: "Ultimately, only a fundamental and fully resourced dental contract reform can tackle these deep-seated problems, and we call on the Government to publish its dental recovery plan urgently.
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