title: Justice and NHS dental treatment--is injustice rife in NHS dentistry?
abstract: In this article the issue of injustice in NHS dental care is examined using the philosophical principles of non-ideal theory. The causes for this injustice in this context are examined as well as how injustice may be perpetuated within the NHS dental system. The focus upon targets that the current system supports contributes in shifting the focus of healthcare provision from being patient-centred to that of financial gain. This leads to a drop in quality of care and to dissatisfaction within the dental workforce. This article aims to examine this perversity and how this further contributes to injustice.
authors.affiliation: Croft House Dental Practice, Croft House, High Street, Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 8LH. aclholden@gmail.com
authors.forename: A C L
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Holden
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012935:Social Justice; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom