Teignmouth Town Council voted Tuesday night to write to demand the Health Minister deal with the dire situation of NHS dentistry.
A Teignmouth Dental Surgery had stopped providing NHS treatment. New data reveals no dental practices in Devon are accepting new NHS patients
Cllr Martin Wrigley has accused the Government of “breaking” the dental system due to a lack of investment. He has also called for new plans to be brought forward to recruit more local NHS dentists, so no matter where you live you know you can get the NHS dental care you need and, in many cases, paid for over a lifetime of paying taxes and NI .
“People in Teignmouth and indeed all of Devon, should know if they are in pain or face a health emergency that the NHS is there for them. Yet these scandalous figures prove NHS dentistry in Devon is at breaking point.
“Our NHS dental system is broken because this Government has failed to stump up the cash. People are being forced to spend hundreds if not thousands of pounds on private dental care with some even resorting to their own at-home DIY dentistry.
“The fault for this lies solely with the Conservative Government. They have done next to nothing to tackle this crisis. Liberal Democrats are demanding a Health Minister act.