The Conservatives pledged to bring back a system of charging patients who fail to turn up, and said they would "slash bureaucracy" to improve access to NHS dentists.
Figures out last year from the NHS information centre showed that around a million fewer people are now seeing an NHS dentist than before Government reforms of the system.
A new dental contract was introduced in 2006, which also led to charges for missed appointments being scrapped.
The Government insists the information centre figures do not represent the real picture across England, insisting new services are opening all the time.
Other new pledges from the Tories today include creating incentives for dentists to spend more time on preventative dental care, improving oral health and reducing long-term costs.
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "This Labour Government is leaving a terrible dental legacy which will be difficult to fix.
"Over a million people have lost their NHS dentist in just three years and dentists are fed up with the flawed, system of perverse incentives that Labour have introduced.
"That's why I am announcing today that a Conservative Government will immediately cut waste and bureaucracy and restore access to an NHS dentist to the million who have lost one under Labour.
"And we will make preventative treatment a real priority because we urgently need to improve our nation's dental health.
"Our plans will create real incentives for dentists to help people avoid tooth decay, so that we can cut the shocking rise in the number of people needing to have their teeth pulled out."
The Tories obviously don’t use NHS dentists because they all “fine” us if we miss an appointment; check the notice in the waiting room.
“Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill.” ~Johnny Carson
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Figures out last year from the NHS information centre showed that around a million fewer people are now seeing an NHS dentist than before Government reforms of the system.
A new dental contract was introduced in 2006, which also led to charges for missed appointments being scrapped.
The Government insists the information centre figures do not represent the real picture across England, insisting new services are opening all the time.
Other new pledges from the Tories today include creating incentives for dentists to spend more time on preventative dental care, improving oral health and reducing long-term costs.
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "This Labour Government is leaving a terrible dental legacy which will be difficult to fix.
"Over a million people have lost their NHS dentist in just three years and dentists are fed up with the flawed, system of perverse incentives that Labour have introduced.
"That's why I am announcing today that a Conservative Government will immediately cut waste and bureaucracy and restore access to an NHS dentist to the million who have lost one under Labour.
"And we will make preventative treatment a real priority because we urgently need to improve our nation's dental health.
"Our plans will create real incentives for dentists to help people avoid tooth decay, so that we can cut the shocking rise in the number of people needing to have their teeth pulled out."
The Tories obviously don’t use NHS dentists because they all “fine” us if we miss an appointment; check the notice in the waiting room.
“Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill.” ~Johnny Carson
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
Angus Dei politico
Angus Dei-NHS The Other Side
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Can this help the industry or the people? I have my doubts but let the others judge too and see their point of view.
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