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High levels of dental fraud in England prove the system needs overhauling, ministers say.
A review by NHS Protect said some dentists were claiming for work they had not done, or playing the system to get paid more than they should.
The review - based on 5,000 bills - suggested about 3% of the 37.5m claims made each year were inappropriate - equivalent to ?73m of payments.
Ministers said the current system was too open to abuse.
A new dental contract was introduced in 2006, and this allows dentists to make claims for each course of treatment they deliver.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17989928
A review by NHS Protect said some dentists were claiming for work they had not done, or playing the system to get paid more than they should.
The review - based on 5,000 bills - suggested about 3% of the 37.5m claims made each year were inappropriate - equivalent to ?73m of payments.
Ministers said the current system was too open to abuse.
A new dental contract was introduced in 2006, and this allows dentists to make claims for each course of treatment they deliver.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17989928