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Can dentists survive as the lockdown starts to bite? Shocking report reveals a fifth of practices may close within weeks without a government cash lifeline

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But their monthly overheads — including staff, rent or mortgage payments — can often exceed £30,000, says the BDA. And while retail outlets forced to shut during the pandemic have been granted a business rates ‘holiday’ for 2020-21 to ease their financial problems, dental practices fall outside the ruling. .