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Campaigners call for NHS dental contracts to be scrapped
A dental nurse holding dental instruments

DENTAL campaigners reiterated calls for the NHS dentistry contract to be scrapped today following Lord Darzi’s damning report into the health service.

The cross-bench peer’s report called for “urgent action” on the current NHS dental contract if dentistry is to continue as a core service.

It said a contract must be developed “that balances activity and prevention, is attractive to dentists and rewards those dentists who practice in less served areas.

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