The government's "unpopular and untested" reform of NHS dentistry in England has failed patients and the profession, MPs on the Commons health select committee said last night. An investigation of changes made two years ago showed fewer NHS dentists were providing less treatment for 900,000 fewer patients. The working conditions of dentists had deteriorated and there was a danger of a mass exodus into private practice in 2009, when those working for the NHS lose the right to a guaranteed minimum income, the MPs said.
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