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Toothache moves up to No 2 health concern - Burstow
August 1, 2005 12:00 AM
Toothache is now the second most common reason for calling to NHS Direct, moving up from fourth place last year, according new figures obtained by the Liberal Democrat Health Select Committee member, Paul Burstow MP.
And further figures released to Paul Burstow show that the volume of calls to NHS Direct concerning access to dentists has increased by almost a third in three years.
19,753 calls to NHS Direct concerning dentistry were taken in April 2005, compared with 15,472 in April 2002.
Paul Burstow MP commented:
"Toothache is rapidly becoming one of the most common reasons people call NHS Direct. The fact that the number of dentist related calls has increased by a third in three years is yet further proof that finding a dentist is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"These figures reflect people's growing desperation as a result of the Government's failure to recognise the crisis in NHS dentists. After eight years Labour Ministers have no one to blame but themselves for the state of NHS dentistry."
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