10 Nov 2021  •  COVID-19, NHS, Newsfeed  •  1min read

‘I’ve never seen my colleagues so demoralised” – Dr Eddie Crouch

The extent of the NHS dental crisis was brought home to viewers yesterday, when Dr Eddie Crouch appeared on the BBC’s Breakfast programme to outline the problems facing the dental health service.

The British Dental Association Chair had been asked to discuss the crisis on live TV, with presenters Dan Walker and Sally Nugent.

The interview was carried out during a week which saw the Toothless in Suffolk action group take its campaign nationally, by launching Toothless In England.

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