NHS dentistry is decaying
Can Labour stop the rot?
DENTAID, A BRITISH dental charity, once focused solely on the developing world. For decades, it sent outreach teams to places like Malawi and Uganda. Now they go less often. A crisis in dentistry back home means that the charity has pivoted to drilling teeth outside food banks and community centres across England. Almost all of its work today is in Britain.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Stopping the rot ”
Britain August 17th 2024
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