A recent study has shown that over half of Salford residents don’t have access to any form of dental care.
Approximately 68 per cent of people in Salford don’t have or haven’t had access to a dentist or any form of dental care.
Access to dental care has been a national problem for many years with many counties and areas, including Salford, being affected by the dental crisis.
The growing dental care crisis is leaving residents within Salford struggling for treatment. Factors such as lack of funding, a shortage of dental professionals, lengthy waitlists and a lack of affordable options all have played a part in impacting the people of Salford.
A spokesperson for the British Dental Association said: “There are three main reasons why there’s a crisis. One being that the government only funds dental care for only half the population and the second being that dentists have been working to a failed dental contract.”
it has been reported that Government backbenchers as well as Reform party leaders claimed that the increasing dentistry crisis is to be blamed on migrants.
Leading GP Dr Mark Porter spoke with the British Dental Association and voiced: “I live and work in a part of the country with almost no easily accessible NHS dental provision and very little immigration.”
“This type of claim is just deflection,” he added.
Due to the cost of living crisis, many people are unable to afford dental treatment. HealthwatchSalford did a recent study which found that “some people who have experienced dental care have been unsure of the costs involved throughout their treatment, with others asked to pay for their treatment upfront.”
Trade union companies, like the BDA, are working with dental communities to advance the art, science and ethics of dentistry, and improve the nation’s oral health which was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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