Dental Helpline To Reassure Public?

Besides the fact that the British Dental Health Foundation is an independent UK charity that offers free and impartial advice on dental issues to the public; it also runs the Dental Helpline, which advises the public to get in touch in case a patient is concerned about his rights or the cost(s) involved while receiving NHS dental treatment.

Chief Executive of the BDHF, Dr. Nigel Carter, stated that, "Dispatches has highlighted some of the concerns experienced by many people about UK dental care.  Whilst some of the programme's content was very disappointing for the image of dentistry, the main loser could be the public if they choose to delay or cancel their treatment because of concerns like charges.”

The Foundation cares about the services patients can expect from their NHS dentist, as well as their rights and the cost(s) of treatment.

NHS New Quarterly Report Shows Amazing Numbers

According to a recent report from National Health Service dental activity, practically one million more people in England have had check-ups in comparison to the same period of time 5 years ago.

During the last 2 years, more than 29.1 million patients were seen and given a dental examination, this number is 967,000 more than the baseline figure in March 2006.

Chief Executive of the BDHF, British Dental Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter said, "The uncertainties surrounding the dental contract over the last decade created an overwhelming shortage of NHS dentists, to the point that there were simply not enough to go around."