Anna Wojnilko

[Adrian Ramsay MP @AdrianRamsay]

The new Minister of State for Dentistry has to hit the ground running.

My investigation has shown the dire state of NHS dentistry.

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

Thank you for your time today @TerryJermyMP.

For the sake of your constituents and millions of others struggling to access NHS dental care across the country the long-overdue reform of NHS dentistry must not be allowed to be kicked into the long grass. @TheBDA

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

Lovely to speak to @JoshReynoldsSL6 MP in Parliament about how we can improve access to NHS dentistry for patients, including by cutting red tape & overregulation.

Great to have your support as we fight for a reformed NHS dental system backed by sustainable funding. @TheBDA

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

Pleasure to meet Dr @AlPinkerton MP to discuss the need for urgency & ambition in tackling the NHS dentistry crisis.
Your 11-year-old constituent who struggled to access help with severe dental pain is one of millions paying the price for the Government’s failure to act. @TheBDA

[BDA @TheBDA]

".@HealthwatchE reports have not always made for easy reading for dentists," says @eddiecrouch

"But it’s always been an effective & focused voice for patients. Its abolition would be a giant leap backwards for healthcare in England."

https://t.co/bbiLkloTus

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

Today DHSC are claiming they are making access to NHS dental care ‘faster and closer to home.’

The maximum speed in 1066 was 30mph, if you were lucky enough to own a horse.

That pace might outdo where we find ourselves today with reform.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"We frankly cannot afford any further delays," says @JessBrownFuller MP

Our thanks.

Millions remain unable to access NHS dental care.

More dither and delay will just push more struggling practices out of the NHS.

And leave more communities without options.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"Patients waiting in pain cannot afford further delays" says @AlisonEBennett MP

"And dentists considering their future in the NHS cannot afford further uncertainty."

It's all too easy to say change is 'Coming Soon'.

What we need is a clear timetable and sustainable funding.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"At this rate, the Government risk making no meaningful reforms to dentistry within this Parliament," says @JohnMilneLD MP.

These risks are real.

We need honesty with both dentists and patients.

On timelines, on resources, on the true scale of this Government's ambitions.

[BDA @TheBDA]

.@SamJRushworth is spot on - dental reform cannot wait, but it will only work if backed by sustainable funding.

Investing in our nation's oral health is not just the right thing to do for the millions going without care.

It would also bring huge savings elsewhere in our NHS.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"Government must pursue contract reform and ensure that dentists are funded for the work they do."

Thanks to @AdrianRamsay MP for securing this week's vital debate

We've heard promises from Government, but we are not seeing delivery.
https://t.co/5Ho8FdrTmS

[BDA @TheBDA]

"We've heard some sources tonight cite £1.5 billion to fix dentistry," says @MarkJSewards MP.

"I think that's a very reasonable figure to consider finding."

Fixing NHS dentistry won't break the bank.

Millions will pay the price if it goes to the wall.

https://t.co/5Ho8FdrTmS

[BDA @TheBDA]

"It's not rocket science!"

👏 @Simon4NDorset sets out the facts.

Solving the crisis millions face hinges on making NHS dentistry more attractive.

That requires urgent root and branch reform.

https://t.co/5Ho8FdrTmS

[BDA @TheBDA]

"Without dental practices doing private dentistry many would not be able to carry on providing NHS work," says @EddieCrouch.

No health professional can be expected to lose money delivering NHS care.

https://t.co/wWsqi4roo5

[BDA @TheBDA]

"At the heart of the problem is the NHS dental contract says @william_pett from @HealthwatchE

"It's not working for dentists and it's not working for patients."

Spot on.

We have a system that suits government accountants, but fails this profession and the millions we serve.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"If we haven't got urgency, if we haven't got stability within Government, and we haven't got the resources, then I really worry about the NHS dental service for the future."

@EddieCrouch spelling out the facts.

Dentists - do the same with your MP https://t.co/PJBwkpQRjC

[BDA @TheBDA]

This isn't so much about the fate of @AndyBurnhamGM but of millions of patients across this country.

This Government has made the right promises.

But warm words need to be met with action.

And pledges need to be underpinned by proper funding.
https://t.co/yxMHsA6Fv3

[BDA @TheBDA]

Pleased to meet the new Minister for Prevention @SharonHodgsonMP.

You rightly recognized that NHS dental services are facing an existential threat.

It has never been more important to double down on preventing tooth decay

@TheBDA look forward to working with you on this

[APPG for Dentistry & Oral Health @DentistryAPPG]

Thanks to Minister for Care @SKinnock MP & Chief Dental Officer for England @JasonWong12 for attending our joint Q&A session with the @HealthAPPG on NHS dentistry in parliament this afternoon.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"NHS dentistry is bound by the chains of an outdated contract.

“I am determined to break those chains forged by years of promises that never materialised & deliver the change we desperately need.”

Thanks to Minister @SKinnock for offering these assurances in Parliament today.