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Sheffield dentist practice 'can't afford' to keep 4,000 patients

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Darnall Dental Clinic in Sheffield has taken on an additional 4,000 patients since 2022 .

Dentists are given a set number of what are known as Units of Dental Activity (UDA) Dentists receive NHS funding based on that contract.

If not all of the UDAs fulfilled, the relevant funding is returned and can be re-allocated.

Many of the new patients required complex emergency dental work, the dentist said.

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English

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