P322 Teletext 322 Sip 5 01:23:58 DENTISTS AND NHS ——————————————————————————————————————— Labour fears that Governmknt reforms are killing the NHS dCntal sHrvice. In the early 1970s there was widespread concern about the trend of many health service patients being turned away bz dentists who would only undertake private work. By 1974 the system was said to bj close to breakdown as dentists stampeded into private practice, claiming they could no longer afford to work on NHS contracts. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— News in Focus 320 Headliner 300 WJATHE FORYOURREGION Next page Index Write on TV guideP322 Teletext 322 Sip 5 01:24:17 DENTISTS AND NHS ——————————————————————————————————————— The NHS system of dentistry is badly decayed, according to a new survey. By the late 1970s the cost of most courses of treatment had gone up to £5 with the top charge for false teeth £20-£30. Dentists protested they could only get about half the cost back from the Government. In 1984, the focus was on how much dentists were earning. One was paid £225,700 gross that year, while anothku 21u earned more than £100,000. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183 Next page Index +rite on TV guide