Lib Dems In Favour Of For Free Dental Check Ups For All

Tue, 18 Sep 2007

Dental check-ups on the NHS should be offered to every person in Britian, the Liberal Democrats today announced.

Lib Dem delegates voted to extend access to NHS dental services, with an emphasis placed on preventative oral health .

The party argued that every patient should be guaranteed a minimum standard of service, and by having a Personal Dental Plan they would be able to find out how frequently a check-up is needed, as well as basic advice on how to keep their teeth healthy.

Sandra Gidley, health spokeswoman for the Liberal Democrats, said: "Eight years after Labour promised that everyone would have access to an NHS dentist, the system is in crisis."

"Government reforms have failed to improve access to NHS dentists or raise the quality of dental care provided. Only a third of practices across England are taking on new NHS patients.

"The failure to improve access to NHS dentistry is yet another broken promise by this government, which has lost all credibility on health issues," she added.

The policy from the Liberal Democrats is aimed at ensuring patients who are in the greatest need of dental help, including children who already benefit from free treatments, receive regular check-ups from a dentist .

Ms Gidley continued: "Our proposals would guarantee a minimum standard of service for every patient, while giving dentists incentives to see those people in most need such as children and new patients."

"The government's cavalier attitude to reforming NHS dentistry, ignoring patients and professionals, is sadly typical of their mismanagement of the NHS ."
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