UK workers 'want dental insurance more than gym discount' - Unum Dental

Adam Saville
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Employee benefits demand reflects 5% hike in NHS dental costs within a year

British employees would prefer their employers to offer dental insurance to a company share save scheme or discounted gym membership, research from Unum Dental has found. According to figures from YouGov's survey of 3000 UK workers (March 2018), cost was the biggest barrier for UK adults seeking dental treatment, with 33% citing this as a deterrent, more than twice as many as those who avoided a visit due to fear (14%). These findings come off the back of a 5% increase in NHS dental cost in the space of a year - a 15% rise since 2015. "Avoiding treatment due to high costs in the sh...

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