Petition · past parliament
Increase number of NHS Dentists and shorten UNACCEPTABLE waiting times.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To investigate lack of NHS Dentists, the lack of funding available. To shorten the waiting time. Some people are left in agony for weeks without any way of gaining treatment.
Because there is a huge waiting list for the NHS Dentists, there is a lack of NHS Dentists due to funding cuts.People left weeks and months with no treatment, suffering extreme pain.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Timeline
| 30 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 May 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.