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NHS dental charges up by 22 per cent, Conservatives say

NHS dental patients have paid 4.5bn in charges since 1997, while 2 million people have ‘lost’ their dentist, the Conservatives have claimed.The total paid in charges per year increased 22 per cent between 1997 and 2007, according to figures released to shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley.

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