Dental budgets are being raided by ICSs to fund other services in the middle of an unprecedented access crisis, despite NHS England insisting spending is still protected.
We cover a broken financial system, a discredited contract and increasing political pressure to fix NHS dentistry.
Also, we review how NHS England is faring on its pledge to increase overall primary care investment.
With Henry Anderson, Annabelle Collins and Mimi Launder.
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