Nearly half of Welsh people have not visited an NHS dentist in two years

According to statistics released by the Welsh government, almost half of Welsh people have not received NHS dental care in over two years. The figures show that 54.7% of the population, which amounts to 1.7million patients – received dental treatment under the NHS in the two years ending March 31st, 2014. More than a third of children ...

This entry was posted in Dentistry, NHS on 19 August 2014 by Clare Ludlam Tagged nhs, Wales, Welsh Government, Welsh Labour Government

Welsh Government continue to review water fluoridation

The Chief Dental Officer for Wales, David Thomas, has said that there is strong scientific evidence that adding fluoride to the water supply can significantly improve dental health in all areas of the country; the Welsh Government has said there are no plans to implement the scheme just yet but after some discussion with ...

This entry was posted in Dentistry on 25 November 2013 by Clare Ludlam Tagged dental health, Mr Thomas, National Assembly, Welsh Government

Nearly half of the people in Wales have not visited an NHS dentist in two years

Figures released by the Welsh Government have shown that almost half the population did not visit the dentist at all over the last two years. Statistics revealed that only 55.7% of the people in Wales were recorded to have visited an NHS dentist in the past twenty-four months, with a total of 1.5million procedures being ...