Dentists barred English NHS patients over skipped checkups in pandemic

Clinics de-listed people without warning, forcing them to go private or find another NHS practice

Patients across England who failed to visit their dentists since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic have been systematically barred by some clinics from getting NHS treatment.

Dental practices across the country informed patients they could no longer get NHS treatment, citing non-attendance over a period of two years or more that included lockdown.