Thousands more to lose NHS dentist access
Thousands more patients in Dumfries and Galloway face being deregistered from NHS dental servicesIt follows similar action at a number of other sites across the region44 minutes agoNHS Dumfries and Galloway said it had received notification of the move by the Blue Door Dental Practice.With access to NHS registration in the region "extremely limited" they are likely to have to travel outside the region to secure such provision or have to go private.
Director of public health Valerie White said they were working hard to encourage and support dentists to provide NHS services and talking to the Scottish government about the situation. "However, lack of dentists coming to work in the region is a key issue, and challenges in dental workforce are being seen across the UK," she said.
Anyone who is not registered with a dentist and requires emergency dental care should contact a helpline on 0845 602 6417.
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