Root causes | Are employers doing enough to support staff through Britain's dental care crisis?

For many UK workers, getting to the dentist has become less of a routine errand and more of a logistical impossibility.

The stories have become increasingly familiar: patients queuing outside surgeries before dawn in the hope of securing a place, months-long waiting lists, and growing numbers forced into expensive private care or simply going without treatment altogether. For HR leaders already grappling with employee wellbeing, financial stress and rising health-related absence, there is a growing question worth asking: should dental care now be seen as a workplace issue too?