NHS Dentistry Briefing

Report - 20 January 2022

Lack of access to NHS dentistry has intensified, nationally and locally, as an issue for people over the last 18 months. Our report details the experience-based insight gathered from August to 2 December 2021.

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Healthwatch West Sussex Dentistry Briefing - January 2022 (1.0)

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