Children dropping off NHS orthodontic waiting lists, going without treatment due to long waiting lists
Hundreds of thousands of children are waiting for NHS orthodontic assessments, but what happens when your child either doesn't qualify for treatment or faces a lengthy wait? The latest statistics published in the British Dental Journal show that over 350,000 children were waiting for an NHS orthodontic assessment in England, over 220,000 had been waiting longer than 18 weeks and over 140,000 had been waiting more than 52 weeks. The longest recorded wait was 6.6 years and only one Integrated […]
