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Darlington opens urgent dental centre

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An urgent dental treatment centre has been opened in Darlington. The facility will provide extra appointments to ease the strain on the community's dentists.

The Frithmoor Community Centre was opened by the NHS in June 2024. It followed the release of ‘The Northern Echo manifesto,’ which called on politicians to create a plan to save dentistry in the North East.

Peter Gibson, standing to be re-elected as Darlington’s MP, told The Northern Echo that his office had received inquiries from over 200 residents about issues accessing NHS dental care.

Speaking at the launch, Peter said, “I can tell you this is a fantastic day after a tireless campaign battling with the bureaucracy of the NHS commissioners in the North East we are finally there and the urgent dental treatment centre here is opening.

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