The NHS dentist shortage could be linked to the rise in mouth cancer deaths over the last ten years, claims oral health campaigners.
The Guardian recently reported that 2,075 people in England died from mouth cancer in 2011, while that number has increased to more than 3,000 deaths in 2021. Toothless in England and the British Dental Association (BDA) claim the rise is due to the lack of access to NHS dentists.
BDA released data that showed “active NHS dentists in England is at its lowest level in a decade,” according to The Guardian. NHS patients are not being accepting by up to 90% of practices.
