ONLY MORE DENTISTS WILL FIX OUR ORAL HEALTH CRISIS

HAVE you managed to get an appointment with your NHS dentist recently?

I’ve read endless reports of people across the country waiting months on end for dental treatment.

And I’ve also heard horror stories, such as patients ripping out their own rotten teeth with pliers, and teenagers forced to wait two years to be treated for agonising tooth pain.

The Government has blamed the backlog on the pandemic and has injected £50million into NHS dentists’ resources so they can see more patients.

But the real problem is that, in certain areas, there simply aren’t enough dentists.

I’ve read of patients who live in rural Scotland having to travel hours on end for an appointment to the only dentist in the area. And when that dentist is off sick, there’s nowhere to turn.

So how long have you been waiting to see a dentist? Write and tell me.