Why is it so hard to find an NHS dentist? Find out how many have closed where you live

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The analysis suggests more than one in 10 dental practices that once offered NHS care no longer do so, leaving it near impossible for some communities to find NHS appointments. Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests.

Data analysed by the Nuffield Trust found that nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years.

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Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests.
Data analysed by the Nuffield Trust found that nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years.
The analysis suggests more than one in 10 dental practices that once offered NHS care no longer do so, leaving it near impossible for some communities to find NHS appointments.

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