Petition · past parliament
Allow people to register with an NHS dentist again.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Deal with the current dentistry crisis whereby hard-working people are unable to access NHS dental treatment.
The dental service within the NHS is barely accessible to the public currently.
In a civilised society access to an NHS dentist should not be impossible to access. Hundreds of people are in pain and clogging up A and E with dental pain because of the lack of NHS dental services.
In a civilised society access to an NHS dentist should not be impossible to access. Hundreds of people are in pain and clogging up A and E with dental pain because of the lack of NHS dental services.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about access to dentists, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, we could accept a petition calling on the Government to increase funding for NHS dentistry, to increase access to dentists.
We understand that you are concerned about access to dentists, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, we could accept a petition calling on the Government to increase funding for NHS dentistry, to increase access to dentists.
Timeline
| 11 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.