NHS dentistry facing ‘existential crisis’ with more practices going private amid tax hike

England’s dentists warn that without increased government funding and contract changes, NHS dentistry may cease to exist due to the April tax hike pushing more practices to go private. The British Dental Association’s General Dental Practice Committee chair, Shiv Pabary, emphasizes the importance of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decisions in determining the future of NHS dentistry. With rising costs and stagnant funding, many dentists may be forced to leave NHS dentistry, leading to an existential crisis for the sector.

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