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<p>During the suspension of routine dentistry during the pandemic peak there was almost
no demand for dental laboratory products. Demand continues to be significantly reduced
post lock down as there is continued reduced activity in both National Health Service
and private dentistry due to the need for heightened infection controls.</p><p>Dental
laboratories do not receive funding from the NHS. Dentists, whether NHS or private,
contract directly with laboratories as third party suppliers. It is therefore not
possible for the NHS to direct NHS funding to laboratories for work not commissioned
by dentists. However as private companies, laboratories were and are entitled to the
full range of financial support from the Treasury available to private sector businesses
and individuals affected financially by COVID-19.</p>
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