Petition
Restore NHS Dental Services to Adults & Children in the UK.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
• The NHS Dental Services are in urgent need of attention.
• Waiting lists for emergency dental care and complex issues such as extraction or infection work are currently up to 18 Weeks wait.
•Many people across the UK are in pain and suffering and this needs to be resolved.
• Waiting lists for emergency dental care and complex issues such as extraction or infection work are currently up to 18 Weeks wait.
•Many people across the UK are in pain and suffering and this needs to be resolved.
NHS dental services in the UK face an urgent crisis.
Eighteen-week waits for procedures like extractions and infection treatment are dangerous and inhumane, leading to serious complications like sepsis, which will increase pressure on NHS hospital care services. Increased funding and contract improvements are needed to retain skilled dentists and improve care. Many UK residents cannot afford private dental care due to rising costs. The UK requires dental care to be affordable and accessible.
Eighteen-week waits for procedures like extractions and infection treatment are dangerous and inhumane, leading to serious complications like sepsis, which will increase pressure on NHS hospital care services. Increased funding and contract improvements are needed to retain skilled dentists and improve care. Many UK residents cannot afford private dental care due to rising costs. The UK requires dental care to be affordable and accessible.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Provide funding to make more NHS dentists available
Timeline
| 17 Apr 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Apr 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 8 Aug 2026.