The cut might have been to the funding of dental services through the NHS .The cut might have been to the funding of dental services through the insurance .The cut might have been to the funding of dental services through the private practice .The cut might have been to the funding of services through the dental schools .
What might have been the cuts that led to dentists ' exodus from the NHS ?
The decision led to an exodus of dentists from the NHS into private practice . In 1990 , before the cuts , only 5 per cent of dentists ' earnings came from the private sector ; today it accounts for more than half . And as private practice has grown , so the overriding commitment of the dental profession and its governing body to the NHS has weakened . Throughout the 1990s , one could not question the fervency of the BDA 's support for the NHS , but today the emphasis appears to have changed . In her speech to the BDA 's May conference in Manchester , Sanderson enthused over the merits of private dentistry .