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Peers bemoan dentist shortage

Anyone who's tried to get a dental appointment in England knows it can be - well, like toothache!

The Government's been asked what it's doing to make it easier.

Ministers claim access to an NHS dentist remains high in England, but in Portsmouth the closure of three dental surgeries meant that thousands of people were left without one.

Joanne Gallacher reports.

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