title: Public perceptions of the funding of NHS dental services.
abstract: A survey was carried out of 102 members of the general public, asking for their views of the recent changes in the government funding of NHS dentistry. Approximately 80% of those surveyed had heard about the changes. The majority thought that the implications of the change would be a rise in costs to patients and a fall in the number of NHS dentists.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dental Public Health, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thorogood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011639:Public Opinion; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires