Dental Surgery To Open After Two-Year Wait

Mon, 29 Jun 2009

A dental practice in Gloucestershire is set to open its doors to patients this week after a wait of nearly two years.

The Springbank dental surgery will finally start accepting people in need of routine NHS dental care on Wednesday.

From then on, the surgery will be open two days a week and is expected to eventually cater to between 800 and 1,200 people in the Gloucestershire area as the practice becomes established.

NHS Gloucestershire, which is planning to open five more dental surgeries in the county at a cost of £6 million, said the practice will be staffed by one dentist and one hygienist .

Jan Stubbings, the PCT’s chief executive, said: "This is another important development for primary care services in the Springbank area and for NHS dentistry in Gloucestershire."

"We know that access to NHS dentistry is important and we will continue to invest funds in expanding provision for patients."

Councillor John Morris added: "This is really positive news, and I'm delighted we are getting a dentist's surgery .

"We've now got a doctor's surgery, a chemist and a dentist all in the same building which is a terrific resource. We want to make sure people make full use of it."

NHS bosses are warning patients to ensure they have appointments booked before turning up on Wednesday as the practice will only deal with those who have pre-registered.

Springbank residents who are interested in receiving dental treatment at the practice can call the dental team on 01242 234306 or email them at Springbank.Dental@glos.nhs.uk.
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