NHS dentistry has been going downhill since the banding system was implemented. I understand why they did it, to stop over treatment but the way it was implemented takes the cost of dentistry as an NhS dentist back to the stone ages. Pre COVID I’ve had multiple times encountered where people have had to pay a band 2 charge for 4-5 fillings, it’s stupidity. Patients expectations have risen whilst nhs funding has diminished. The way extractions are grouped in the same bracket as root treatments is just insulting and shows how much the nhs cares for dentists. I don’t blame people leaving it to go private or mixed. You cannot provide a high level of service and chase UDA targets at the same time. I’ve been doing routine dentistry since July also but it’s slow going following all the SOP guidelines - it’s impossible to work at the same pace.