LONDON, England: Equitable access to high-quality dental care is one of the major public health challenges the UK has had to grapple with in recent years. Owing to reductions in government spending—which have contributed to personnel shortages and clinic closures—many people across the country are experiencing great difficulty in accessing dental appointments. Because of chronic neglect, the issue has only continued to worsen, and some areas have now become so isolated from dental care that they have been dubbed “dental deserts”. A new systematic review canvassing the global literature on amel...

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