Early day motion · EDM 791 · 28 Feb 2005
NHS DENTISTRY
Tabled by Mrs Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)
55 signatures
The motion
That this House believes that dentistry should be a core part of the National Health Service; notes with concern that less than 40 per cent. of adults in England are currently registered with an NHS dentist, and that in many areas dentists are no longer taking on new NHS patients; further notes the delay in implementing a new system of patient charging and a new Personal Dental Services contract; further believes that current measures to address the shortfall in NHS dentistry are insufficient to meet immediate local needs; and calls on the Government to work with the dental profession to attract and retain more NHS dentists.
Source: the official Early Day Motions database.