What do you think about NHS Dentistry in Sussex?
Healthwatch in Sussex routinely carries out short polls to gather the views of people about local health and social care services. This month, we’d like to hear about your experiences of NHS dentistry in 2024/25.
Let us know what you think via our short poll. It's only six questions long so should take you mere minutes to finish, but the feedback you provide will help direct our future research and improve local services.
Please tell us:
- Have you been able to get an appointment with an NHS dentist?
- How satisfied are you with the service you received?
- Do you feel confident about using NHS dental services in the future?
Take the six-question poll here
We previously asked questions about people's experiences of NHS Dentistry in Sussex in a poll in January 2023, which you can see the results of here. The purpose of this new poll will be to see if there have been any changes in people experiences of NHS dentistry in Sussex since 2023.
What did people in Brighton and Hove say in 2023?
- Most people (62.3%) were not confident about their ability to access NHS dental services over the next 12 months, either for themselves or others.
- Nearly half of the people we heard from (45%) told us they were dissatisfied/very dissatisfied about their ability to find a dentist offering NHS treatments.
- More than two-in-five (41.8%) were dissatisfied/very dissatisfied with the waiting times to see someone.
- Over a third of respondents (35.9%) were dissatisfied/very dissatisfied with information on services being accurate and up-to-date.
- Nearly one-in-fourteen people (6.8%) needed dental treatment but were unable to afford to pay the NHS dental charges.
- Approximately one-fifth of people (21.8%) told us they had paid for treatment privately because they had been unable to find or access a dentist able to provide NHS treatment.
Our survey will close at midnight on Friday 31st January 2025.
If you would like assistance to complete our poll, please contact us via:
office@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk or call 01273 234 040
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