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NHS dentist shortage: 'I make my own dentures'

Nine in 10 NHS dentist practices surveyed across the UK are not accepting new adult patients for treatment on the health service, a BBC investigation has revealed.

BBC researchers contacted every NHS dental practice in the UK to reveal limited patient access.

Caroline Young lives in Blackpool and is unable to find an NHS dentist and has resorted to making her own dentures.

7 August 2022

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