The current system funds care for little over half the population and sets perverse incentives to #dentists, rewarding them the same for doing one filling as ten. The unsuitability of this model during the pandemic has accelerated the drift of dentists away from the #NHS into a full-on exodus. Thousands of dentists have left the NHS in #England since #lockdown, with many more significantly reducing their NHS commitment.
The current system funds care for little over half the population and sets perverse incentives to #dentists, rewarding them the same for doing one filling as ten. The unsuitability of this model during the pandemic has accelerated the drift of dentists away from the #NHS into a full-on exodus. Thousands of dentists have left the NHS in #England since #lockdown, with many more significantly reducing their NHS commitment.