Raising awareness for Dental Health Care

Dental Health Spa, a long-time supporter of Gscene, is receiving ZERO financial support during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lori MacGregor, daughter of Dental Health Spa's owner Christina Chatfield, has written a letter explaining the dire situation Dental Health Spa, and other healthcare businesses, are in. Read an extract from the letter below and the full thing on the Gscene website:

www.gscene.com/news/lori macgregor-explains-why-dental-health-spa-is-receiving-zerofinancial-support-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Christina Chatfield. Dental Health Spa

“I’m raising awareness about the lack of financial support for dental practices in the UK during the current pandemic. My mum's practice is due to go bankrupt in the next few weeks. It seems that because some NHS dental practices qualify for funding, all dental services have been lumped in with public services. Obviously, many are falling through the gaps. Some will get the £10k grant because their rates are under £15k, but only if they own a single practice. Those that own two or more practices with a rateable value under £15k or with a rateable value above £15k receive no help.

“Dentistry provides essential healthcare to the public. My mum's practice has seen over 13,000 members of the public over the past 13 years, either because of lack of access to NHS dentistry, or because they chose not to use the NHS. It’s absolutely absurd that she and other private dental practices can’t get the support that most other high street businesses are receiving - hairdressers, tanning salons and vape shops to name a few. Her practice provides employment for eight nurses, seven self-employed clinicians and apprenticeship training for nurses. Private practices bolster an already failing, underfunded NHS. As oral health becomes neglected, the impact it has on oral cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and dementia will only put extra strain on an already overstretched, underfunded NHS.

“Please help us by sharing and signing this petition. We need to reach 100,000 signatures for an adequate response from the government.” ) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307959