Dental Care Briefing for April 2021

Report - 14 April 2021

Over the last year, we have been hearing from members of the public about their issues with dental care. Here is our Dental Care Briefing for April 2021.

We have explored the issues on dentistry that we have heard locally and our volunteers have contacted 46 dental services across Bath and North East Somerset.

Findings show:

  • Two dental practices have closed
  • Only two dental services are taking on children and young people as NHS patients
  • Of the 19 dental practices that say they have both NHS and private patients, no services are taking adults as NHS patients
  • 24 practices are providing routine appointments for patients
  • 26 practices have websites and only five dental practices offer to book online appointments for patients through their website
  •  20 practices have email, with three practices offering online booking forms

Healthwatch Dental briefing April 2021

If you need this report in a different format, please email info@healthwatchbathnes.co.uk or call 01225 232 401.

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