Extra urgent care appointments will be available in the town while the NHS conducts a procurement exercise to establish a new dental service in the Eastbourne area. It is expected to be in place by early 2025.
In the meantime, patients will be able to access urgent appointments via NHS111 when a new short-term temporary Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC) in Firthmoor opens. It is expected to officially open in June 2024.
David Gallagher, chief contracting and procurement officer with the ICB, said, "The ICB is investing in dentistry and in the last year we have seen a steady but slow improvement in the number of people accessing dental treatment - following an additional investment of £3m in 2023/24.
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