Healthy teeth and gums, and a mouth free from disease, are important to most people throughout their lives.
To help them to achieve this, most people expect to be able to access good quality NHS dental services at a reasonable cost.
However, while there is good access to NHS dentistry in some areas of the country, in other areas problems with access continue.
The Dental Access Programme was set up in January 2009 and ran to March 2011, and during this time the NHS achieved a two million increase in dental access for patients.
The formal programme is at an end, but the Government remains committed to improving access – for more information go to About Dental Access.
These web pages contain a wealth of resources for the NHS on how to continue to improve NHS dental access and also provide information on what support is available.
A complete summary presentation about the Dental Access Programme is available for those who would like to have more detail on what’s been achieved
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