Won't any cash benefits from preventative care take a long time to emerge when, again, the cuts are required now?

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Dentists quizzed said they were still not being given enough time to do preventative work - under the terms of the deal there workload is supposed to be be cut by 5% to enable them to spend more time advising patients about good teeth care.

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He said it was the first time people had been asked to pay for their own preventative healthcare.

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