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It depends on where you live Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests.

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What happened

It depends on where you live Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests.

Why it matters

Data analysed by the Nuffield Trust found that nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years.

Common ground

The decline has been particularly … BBC News flipped this story into Top Stories•33d

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ratajkowski, 35, is considered one of the most accomplished models of her”
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Cross-references explicitly state Emily Ratajkowski is 35. Wikipedia confirms her birth date as June 7, 1991, which makes her 33 as of early 2024, but the provided live cross-references specifically identify her as 35. Following the instruction to trust live evidence over internal knowledge, the claim is verified by the provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Prince (born August 6, 1949) is an American conceptual artist and pop artist who rose to prominence in the 1980s in the East Village, Manhattan. He is best known for depicting models, living r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Prince
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — I Feel Pretty is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (in their directorial debuts). The film stars Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Emily Ratajkowski, Ror…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_Pretty_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski ( RAT-ə-KOW-skee, Polish: [ratajˈkɔfskʲi]; born June 7, 1991), known occasionally as EmRata, is an American model and actress. Born in London to American parents and raised in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Ratajkowski
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Claim 2: “Data analysed by the Nuffield Trust found that nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years.”
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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that analysis by the Nuffield Trust found nearly 600 dental practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Freedom to Speak Up Review, also known as the Francis Report, was an independent review into whistleblowing in the NHS in England. It was announced on 24 June 2014 and it was chaired by Sir Robert…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_Speak_Up_Review
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rampton Secure Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital near the village of Woodbeck between Retford and Rampton in Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of three high-security psychiatric hospi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampton_Secure_Hospital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) is an NHS hospital in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It provides acute hospital services to the residents of the western and central portion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Berkshire_Hospital
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Claim 3: “East Bay Ray, a founding member and guitarist for the Dead Kennedys, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that East Bay Ray, a founding member and guitarist of the Dead Kennedys, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, citing statements from the band's management.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining bands of the American punk scene during the band's initial eight-year r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raymond John Pepperell, more commonly known by the stage name "East Bay Ray", is an American musician who plays guitar for the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys. His guitar work was…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mutiny on the Bay is an album of live recordings by the Dead Kennedys. The album’s material was compiled from a number of concerts in 1982 and 1986 in the band’s hometown of San Francisco with an addi…
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Claim 4: “Fat Bear Week, the annual event in which people elect — well, yes, the fattest bear. The candidates are bears in Katmai National Park”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Fat Bear Week is an annual event held by Katmai National Park and Preserve where the public votes for the fattest bear.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fat Bear Week is an annual event held in late September or early October by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, commemorating the seasonal preparations for winter hibernation made by Alaska p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. The park and preserve encomp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Otis, also known as Bear 480 (c. 1996 – c. 2023), was a brown bear living in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. He was best known for winning Fat Bear Week four times: in 2014, 2016, 2017, a…
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Claim 5: “Dr. Emmet Bolden is recognized as one of the first Black dentists in Grand Rapids, establishing his practice in the early 1920s”
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Only one web search result mentions Dr. Emmet Bolden as a University of Michigan graduate who returned to Grand Rapids in the 1920s. Other results are irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — The List family had been living in the Breeze Knoll mansion for six years, starting in 1971. John's mother and grandmother Alma also lived in the same house. The reason they moved to this magnificent …
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web search NEUTRAL — People like Dr. Emmet Bolden, a University of Michigan graduate who returned home to Grand Rapids in the 1920s, and refused to follow segregated seating at Keith Theater. Bolden was kicked out and arr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dmitri Mendeleev is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant minds in the history of science. Born in Siberia in 1834, he faced numerous challenges early in life, including the loss of his fathe…
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