The claim
As a result of “the new reformed NHS dentistry contract, there are now more NHS dentists across the UK, with more funding, making sure people can get the treatment they need.”
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Missing context: Reforms to the NHS dentistry contract were introduced in July 2022 – and the revised contract came into force in November. But the latest data on NHS dentist staffing figures relate to financial year of 2021/22, and the latest complete funding data relates to 2020/21. This means both sets of figures relate to the time before the contract was introduced.
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