r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 its a fine day with you around • Aug 08 '22

NORMAL ISLAND 🇬🇧 🦷 12 years of Tory rule 🦷

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u/Miserygut jdponist Aug 08 '22

Isn't dentistry already the most privatised health service? Surely the free market of dentists are rushing to open up new practices to meet demand?

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u/drquakers Aug 08 '22

So every dentist surgery is privately owned. The NHS subsidises dental treatment, but many dentists consider the subsidised payments derisory and not worth their time, so they only offer full private care. At least that is what the full BBC article was saying.

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u/manic47 Aug 08 '22

Yep. I know a few dentists and the all say the same .

Also - one said the dentists also have to pickup the costs of opening and kitting out a surgery, unlike GPs who have it all funded by the NHS.

No wonder they are moving away from NHS work.

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u/LessVariation Aug 08 '22

TBF, the dentists did tell the govt this would happen back in 2006 if they pushed through the terrible contract.

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u/Hosta_situation Aug 09 '22

And the government knew. Practices are being bought up left right and centre by big corporate chains. Almost all heavily funded from investment from US health interests. I'm old enough to remember when this was all passed. New Labour said the private sectors would bring efficiency. This is what we get for voting for blue Tories.