PRESSURE group Toothless in England, which campaigns for access to NHS dentistry for all, is calling on the public to help in an inquiry by providing their experiences.

The group is asking people to tell them how the lack of access to NHS dental services has had a detrimental effect on them and their quality of life to be included in their submission into the inquiry launched by the health and social care committee.

Some 90 per cent of NHS dentists are not accepting new patients, the committee found.