Norfolk’s dental patients are being promised major improvements in NHS dentistry services during 2008 as increased funding and plans for improved communication begin to have a positive effect.
Nick Stolls, from Norfolk's local dental committee, said a combination government cash boost and improved communication between dentists and the Norfolk Primary Care Trust should "pave the way for better NHS services this year" and convince dentists and patients to stay with the NHS .
The dental committee member will be updating the public of progress at the county council's health overview and scrutiny committee this week.
Stolls commented: "We have had a lot of problems in the past but I think these are evening out now. Patients should be able to access an NHS dentist ."
"Dentists are working a lot more in partnership with the PCT and we are moving in the right direction. The PCT recognised last year that something more substantive needed to be done and they have made a good start."
Last year the PCT faced a massive budget shortfall in dentistry because of a government miscalculation when introducing the new contract, which led to health bosses being forced to use more than £3 million of funding that was meant to be spent on dentistry to cover its financial deficit.
The contract mix-up caused concern from county councillors last summer who handed the PCT a six month-deadline to resolve the issues.
A cash injection of £1.1 million by the government helped the faltering service and regular meetings about improving the quality of the service are now being held.
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