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Elika Abtahi

Dentist, foundation year at a practice in Bridgwater, Somerset

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 25 May 2026

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Elika Abtahi: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Dentist, foundation year at a practice in Bridgwater, Somerset
Quoted on
Dentistry access
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
25 May 2026

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What Elika Abtahi has said

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  • bbc.com

Where Elika Abtahi has been quoted

  1. Dentists 'shocked and frustrated' by number of NHS no-showsbbc.com · 25 May 2026

How we found the articles that name Elika Abtahi: we searched news for these terms.

  • NHS dentistry
  • NHS dentist
  • dental access
  • dentist shortage
  • dental desert
  • dental contract
  • dental charges
  • dental check-up

Also searched with “NHS dentistry” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dentistry access

Verbatim

“We even have patients who call 111 and get same-day emergency appointments and then don't show up, which I find really strange,”
Dentist, foundation year at a practice in Bridgwater, Somerset · Dentistry access · bbc.com · 25 May 2026 · Read the article

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