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NHS Wales launch digital service to streamline access to dental treatment

1 min read Communication/patient education
A digital service is set to launch in autumn 2024, which will centralise the process of accessing routine care through an NHS dentist for people across Wales.

The Dental Access Portal, piloted in Powys Teaching Health Board, will provide a central platform for health boards to allocate places for routine dental treatment at NHS dental practices across Wales. Digital Health and Care Wales designed and built the service, which will be rolled out nationally later in 2024.

Jeremy Miles, cabinet secretary for health and social care, said, “The portal will help patients in Powys avoid spending time calling around dental practices seeking an NHS dentist.

“This is one of many improvements we are making to improve access to NHS dental services, and I look forward to the portal being rolled out across Wales.”

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