Bupa Dental Care to cut 85 practices amid UK dentist shortage

Decision affecting 1,200 staff follows NHS recruitment struggle and ‘systemic challenges’ for industry

Bupa Dental Care is to cut 85 dental practices this year in a move that will affect 1,200 staff across the UK, amid a national shortage of dentists and “systemic” challenges across the industry.

The private healthcare group said patients at the affected practices had not been able to access the NHS dental service they need.