MPs demand dentistry overhaul as patients resort to DIY treatment

Report calls for urgent reform to NHS services with some people unable to access care said to be using pliers to extract teeth

NHS dental services are not fit for purpose and need urgent reform, according to MPs who have warned that people are resorting to DIY treatment using pliers.

A report published on Friday by the health and social care select committee said it was totally unacceptable in the 21st century" that large numbers of patients had to experience pain and distress because they could not see an NHS dentist.