Lala, R. orcid.org/0000-0001-5604-967X, Jamieson, L.M. and Saxena, S. (2026) Overcommercialisation of dental practice in England and decline in oral health. BMJ, 393. e088509. ISSN: 0959-8146
Abstract
Rizwana Lala and colleagues call for the restoration of universal free access to dental healthcare in England to combat the overcommercialisation of dentistry that is affecting vulnerable people the most
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2026 The Authors. Except as otherwise noted, this author-accepted version of a journal article published in BMJ is made available via the University of Sheffield Research Publications and Copyright Policy under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; Dentistry; Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease; Health Services; Primary Health Care; Prevention; Regenerative Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Clinical Research; Organisation and delivery of services; Oral and gastrointestinal; Good Health and Well Being |
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| Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
| Funding Information: | Funder Grant number WELLCOME TRUST (THE) 227544/Z/23/Z |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2026 09:06 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2026 09:06 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | BMJ |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.1136/bmj-2025-088509 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:243134 |
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