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Healthwatch Bristol, Healthwatch North Somerset and Healthwatch South Gloucestershire undertook a survey of access to NHS dentistry. They undertook a survey to which 500 people responded. Key findings:
- 67% of respondents answered that they do not currently have an NHS dentist.
- 89% of respondents without an NHS dentist said that they had previously had one.
- 42% had not seen an NHS dentist for at least 4 years.
- 25% of respondents said that they had been deregistered from their NHS dental practice.
- 44% of respondents with a child/children said they had not been able to see a dentist in the last two years.
- 17.5% of respondents stated that the lack of dental care meant they could no longer eat properly.
- 17% of respondents felt lack of dental care had caused them mental health issues