Submitted on Wednesday 26th October 2022
Rejected on Monday 31st October 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make all British trained dentists accept at least 25% NHS patients.
In the same way that all new housing developments must include social housing, all UK trained dentists must accept at least 25% NHS patients.
It's extremely difficult to find an NHS dentist accepting new patients. They are overwhelmed. There are many other dental practices that are only accepting private patients. People are in pain and unable to find the help they need.
If you can't make it mandatory, a possible approach might be to offer UK dental students a reduction in, or removal of study fees as an incentive.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The decision to take on more NHS patients is a matter for individual providers and is not the responsibility of the Government
We currently have the below petition open on this topic which you might like to sign:
Increase funding to ensure all adults and children have access to a dentist.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625518
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