Dental access

Accessing dental care

If you have needed to see a dentist in the past 18 months, please tell us about your experiences by completing this short survey. This survey does not ask for any personal contact information.

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* 1. How did you find a dentist when you needed one

I called my usual dental practice

I went into or rang dental surgeries and found one I liked

I looked it up on the internet

I was recommended by a friend or another person

I was referred to a dentist by my GP practice

There was no available appointment or NHS dentist

If you found your dentist in another way, please describe this briefly

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* 2. If you were not already registered at a dental practice, did you find a dentist taking NHS patients?

Yes

No applicable to me

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* 3. Please tell us more about your previous answer

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* 4. Did you register with the dentist as an NHS patient or did you register as a private patient

I was already registered as an NHS patient

I was already registered as a private patient

I registered as an NHS patient

I registered as a private patient

There was no NHS dentist available to register with

Not sure

Other (tell us more)

Dental access

Accessing dental care

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* 1. How did you find a dentist when you needed one

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* 2. If you were not already registered at a dental practice, did you find a dentist taking NHS patients?

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* 3. Please tell us more about your previous answer

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* 4. Did you register with the dentist as an NHS patient or did you register as a private patient

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* 5. Did you experience any difficulties in registering as an NHS patient at a dentist? Please describe briefly any difficulties you had.