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Why we’re fighting for an NHS dentist for everyone
MARK JONES explains what led to founding of the Toothless in Suffolk campaign and warns that a woeful dentistry service gives an insight into what a privatised health system looks like
AN NHS DENTIST FOR ALL: Toothless in Suffolk campaigners march in Bury St Edmunds
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TOOTHLESS in Suffolk is the campaign group that’s calling for full access to local NHS dental treatment — its strapline is “An NHS dentist for everyone.”
The campaign started up in Leiston, a rural town in Suffolk of 5,000 or so residents who found themselves without a single dental practice. It was my friend and fellow Communist Party comrade, Steve Marsling, who alerted me to the problem.
Up until 18 months ago, there were two dental surgeries in Leiston providing NHS treatment.
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