I want to see my dentist. Let all dentists return to work now.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow patients to see their dentist for urgent treatment without delay. Dentists are health care professionals with huge expertise in cross infection control. Dental pain is currently suffered by a million people of all ages unable to access care due to directives issued without scientific evidence.

At the moment, the Chief Dental Officer and CQC have stopped dentists in the UK from seeing any patients in person. This is regardless of Government guidance exempting dental practices from lock-down closure. Dentists are prevented from treating the increasing numbers of patients phoning them in pain. The Urgent Dental Centres have a very limited remit which means most patients cannot be seen despite their pain and discomfort. Let dentists see these patients and help at least a million people.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Dentists are scheduled to begin operating again from 8 June in England. You can read more here:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Urgent-dental-care-letter-28-May.pdf

Timeline

12 May 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Jun 2020

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