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Page last updated at 11:39 GMT, Thursday, 21 August 2008 12:39 UK

Fewer people see NHS dentists

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Fewer patients are being treated by NHS dentists, despite more dentists joining the NHS under a new deal.

Overall, 27m patients were seen by an NHS dentist in England during the past two years, 1.1m fewer than the previous two years.

Mark Simpson reports.

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