MP Preet Kaur Gill visited Birmingham Dental School to discuss the crisis in NHS dentistry, highlighting a patient's severe tooth decay due to lack of access to a dentist. Stakeholders emphasized the need for reforms to ensure the future of NHS dentistry, with proposed solutions including increased appointments, a toothbrushing scheme for children, targeted recruitment, and contract reform. The Labour Party aims to address the crisis and reform the service in the long term.
Thanks @PreetKGillMP An ever-growing number of dental students are giving up on NHS dentistry before they’ve even graduated. If this service is going to have a future it needs to be a place the next generation of dentists would choose to build a career. https://t.co/mxEZJOQDtf
Great to visit Birmingham Dental School with @EddieCrouch and hear from students. @BDA @BhamPolicy NHS Dentistry won't survive 5 more years of Conservatives. @UKLabour will get a grip of the crisis in NHS dentistry and reform the service in the long term https://t.co/1cXCsRXoD3
Great to meet students at Birmingham Dental School with @EddieCrouch. @BDA @BhamPolicy @UKLabour will deliver 700,000 urgent appointments a year, a supervised toothbrushing scheme in schools for 3-5 year-olds, targeted recruitment in areas most in need, & dental contract reform. https://t.co/6k6Oo2r3Jt
Thank you @PreetKGillMP & @EddieCrouch for spending the time to listen to us. It was good to be reassured that changes are coming. I hope they can be actioned in a meaningful manner so that #NHSDentistry can be more accessible for all who rely on it. https://t.co/WamTfy6Eyp
Thanks to the students at Birmingham Dental School for meeting and voicing thoughts to @PreetKGillMP this morning @TheBDA https://t.co/o0Os90nLwq
Thanks for visiting Birmingham Dental School this morning and meeting colleagues to discuss the issues facing Dentistry @PreetKGillMP Hope we can meet soon again to continue the dialogue @TheBDA https://t.co/wir5Yw7sPk
Delighted to welcome @PreetKGillMP to The Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry this morning, providing an opportunity to discuss NHS dental reform with our current students, academics, and practitioners. https://t.co/TLDlKzVqsh
Great to visit @EdgbastonDental and talk to dentists about the current crisis. Today, I met a patient suffering from severe tooth decay after being unable to access a NHS dentist for over 3 years. NHS dentistry won't survive 5 more years of Tory mismanagement. https://t.co/y9qUuGraOE