NHS Dental Services in Sussex

News - 27 November 2020

Update on dentist services in West Sussex and what's being done to improve NHS dental services.
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I’ve tried phoning and they all just laugh and say they only do private now so what am I supposed to do? I can’t eat. I can’t have any kind of social life so what is the point of my existence? I have now given up hope of ever getting any treatment!

Paul

NHS dental services should have resumed from early June 2020.  As with so many other services, the need to keep people safe from the virus continues to mean there is less time available for dentists to talk to and treat patients under the NHS.

Read our update of NHS Dental Services in West Sussex in the link below.

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Healthwatch in Sussex - Dental Update - November 2020
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