The SNP manifesto for the 2021 Holyrood elections promised to abolish NHS dentistry charges if the party was returned to ...

About 66% of all youngsters in Scotland (712, 000) have registered themselves for free dental care under an NHS dentist. The scenario could only get worse, if not better, if children are ...

Dentistry in Scotland has always been a mixed economy ... to this and 40% of the Scottish population is entitled to free dental care. That includes anybody aged 25 and under, or pregnant women ...

While NHS dental treatment is not free for most adults ... adult patients and 80% were not accepting new child patients. In Scotland, the figures were 82% and 79% respectively.

Scottish dentists have warned Scotland needs a “21st century” service for patients as a report found six areas of the country ...

Dumfries and Galloway has the worst NHS dental registration ... single course of treatment to patients who are not currently registered with an NHS dentist, with treatment free of charge, and ...