Norman Lamb

Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk since 2001

GOVERNMENT MUST ADMIT DENTAL CONTRACT HAS FAILED - LAMB

9.50.13am GMT Tue 4th Mar 2008

Responding to new figures released today showing that more than half a million people across England have lost access to NHS dentistry since Government reforms in April 2006, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said:

"The crisis in NHS dentistry is this Government's hidden legacy.

"Despite repeated promises and much trumpeted reforms, more than half a million fewer people have access to NHS dentists.

"When patients do find a dentist, the charging system makes it unaffordable for many poor and elderly. As a result, people ignore their deteriorating dental health until they reach crisis point.

"When will the Government bow to the inevitable and admit that the dental contract has failed?"

Notes

NHS Dental Statistics for England were released today:

<http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/dentistry/nhs-dental-statistics-for-england:-quarter-2:-30-september-2007>

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