All news on the topic: Dentists for All

The Prime Minister visited Gentle Dental in Newquay, Cornwall, to launch the Tories' much-derided plan which came with no extra cash - but the PR stunt backfired

A Mirror probe with the British Dental Association has revealed that practices on the NHS "Find a Dentist" website only state they will take on new NHS patients "when availability allows"

The House of Commons Library research shows over 2,000 dentists left the NHS in 2022/23, up from 1,516 in 2018/19 - a further 3,532 dentists are nearing retirement age in England and in some areas this is as many as one in three dentists

Rasel Syed, from London, was horrified to learn he would have to wait more than a year to fix his excruciating broken tooth – so instead booked an appointment thousands of miles away

Having teamed up with the British Dental ­Association for the Dentists for All campaign, a debate on the issue will now be heard in the House of Commons on June 13

Tobye Spencer, 57, had healthy teeth until a bout of pancreatitis left her vomiting frequently - which rotted them and almost all fell out. She has now been left with just eight teeth

Brushing your teeth may seem like a routine task, but small mistakes can damage them, with many leading to dental problems. With NHS dental care limited, here are some tips to maintain good oral health

Pensioner Tony Page was referred to hospital when a routine check-up revealed an abnormality - now he warns the collapse of NHS dentistry might be costing lives

Patients and dentists staged a protest over dental treatment at Westminster yesterday, as Dentistry Minister Andrea Leadsom prepares to be grilled by MPs today

The General Dental Council says more than 5,000 dentists do not see any private patients as millions of Brits struggle to get appointments for their teeth - with one in seven dentists now working solely for the NHS

Since the Tories came to power the money available to fund dental work on the NHS has been cut by a third. They should finally wake up to the crisis they've created

With around 90 percent of dental practices refusing to accept new NHS adult patients, dentist Dr Rahul Nehra has shared a nifty solution for healthy teeth and gums

The Government has announced the General Dental Council could provisionally register dentists trained overseas to work in the UK while they do exams amid an NHS access crisis

Chief Dental Officer Jason Wong has been a major cheerleader for the Government plan but admits in private it won’t fix the national crisis accessing an NHS dentist

The final days before MPs break up for parliamentary recess are a good time for the Government to try to bury bad news - but The Mirror has rounded it up so you don't miss any

Prime Minister RIshi Sunak met staff and patients at Gentle Dental in Newquay, Cornwall but he wouldn't say whether he could guarantee everyone access to an NHS dentist

The number of children needing tooth extractions in hospitals has jumped to 48,000 last year as experts warned that the shortage of NHS dentists is creating misery for patients

Downing Street is refusing to say whether the super-rich Prime Minister knows what life is like for the millions of normal voters finding it difficult to get dental check-ups

Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition we have launched with the British Dental Association on the 38 Degrees website calling on the PM to save NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said the Dental Recovery Plan "won't offer hope to millions struggling to access care", after 12million people were unable to book an appointment last year

The Mirror is campaigning to get dental access for all as millions are unable to get appointments to get their teeth checked - we are calling on the PM to 'save NHS dentistry'

The Mirror has launched a petition demanding that all Brits should have access to an NHS dentist following a Government rescue plan being blasted with claims it won't end the crisis

The long line along Ashley Court in Bristol began forming early in the morning as locals tried to get NHS treatment - with cops called to manage the massive crowd outside the new practice

One in six kids and almost a quarter of those in poorer areas now have rotting teeth, new data has shown, as one senior dentist said the Government has 'offered nothing' in solving the problem

David Creamer, 62, from Rotherham, has finally been offered an NHS dentist after saying how he has been looking for seven months and been left in "agony" from toothache