The number of patients seen by an NHS dentist has dropped since the introduction of the new dental contract, according to figures published by the NHS Information Centre.
The statistics also show wide variations in the number of patients accessing NHS dentistry in different regions.
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An integrated care board in the East of England is working to integrate general practice and dental care records, and exploring shared sites for the two primary care services.
Integrated care boards have been told to commission their share of 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments, but will be given no extra funding for them, the government has confirmed.
Unions have accused the government of letting them down on commitments to reform primary care contracts, six months after Labour won the general election.
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