Campaigning – Toothless take to the streets
already proved successful when tried in some areas, of “mobile dental units going round where there is inadequate dental care on a regular basis.”
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We still witness DIY dentistry and hospital admissions from
undetected oral cancers. Whoever is in power must listen to the
patient-focused solutions that will go a long way to fixing the dental crisis
Mark Jones, Toothless in England chair
Wes Streeting promised to meet with the BDA on Monday July 8 if Labour were elected [at time of writing Ed]. Ian Gordon is not entirely convinced noting that at the same time Streeting, who has accepted donations from private health companies, wrote “a major Times article where dentistry wasn’t mentioned. And he continued saying the NHS needs to be free at the point of delivery. Yet NHS dentistry, like other parts of the NHS such as paying for prescriptions, isn’t actually free at the point of delivery. I think there’s a lot of soundbites there.”
Mark too is not smiling. “Despite successfully highlighting NHS dentistry problems, patients continue to be denied locally provided oral healthcare. We still witness DIY dentistry and hospital admissions resulting from undetected oral cancers. Whoever is
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in power must actively listen to the patient-focused solutions that will go a long way to fixing the dental crisis.”
Mark was recently asked by a health reporter if he was confident of Toothless achieving their goals. “Confidence has been lacking, as I told her, but we remain hopeful. One thing Toothless in England doesn’t lack is determination. We will continue to be the patient voice, and unlike those in Westminster, we will never give up fighting for an NHS dentist for everyone.”
FIND OUT MORE
If you’d like to get involved with Toothless, contact Mark on
contact@englandsteeth.org
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