RCSEd Dental Faculty responds to the increase in complaints around NHS dentistry

RCSEd Dental Faculty responds to the increase in complaints around NHS dentistry

Published: 31 October 2023 | faculty of dental surgery, nhs, Dentistry

The Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is concerned at today’s report that the NHS Ombudsman is seeing record numbers of complaints about dentistry. 

Grant McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry commented:

This is worrying news, but sadly not surprising. NHS Dentistry is under huge pressure, and it is our patients who are suffering because of that. We would call upon politicians of all parties to work together with the dental profession and with our patients to address the failings in the current system, in particular the issues with limited access to an NHS dentist.

We know that access to dentistry is one of the public’s main concerns with the NHS, and this needs meaningful action from the government in conjunction with dentists to address.

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  • RCSEd was first incorporated as the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1505 and is based in Edinburgh and Birmingham. 
  • It is one of the oldest surgical corporations in the world with a global membership of more than 32,000, including 15,000 members in the UK. 
  • The College also has a significant worldwide presence with members in over 100 countries. 
  • The College promotes the highest standards of surgical and dental practice through education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical and dental workforce. 
  • The College has six faculties: The Faculty of Dental Surgery, The Faculty of Surgical Trainers, The Faculty of Dental Trainers, The Faculty of Perioperative Care, The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care and The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare.
  • It is also home to the UK’s only Faculty of Surgical Trainers, open to all those with an interest in surgical training regardless of College affiliation. 
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