Gunning Practice will close in July 2023, at which point patients will be offered a private service 20 miles away in Annan. But for some of the patients, this is not financially feasible.
Grace Baxter has used the same dentist for the last 30 years. Speaking to BBC News, she explained she does not intend to pay for private care.
She said, “I'm just shocked by the whole thing.
"I was absolutely shocked when I got this letter - I can't afford that money, I just couldn't.
"It is only one inspection a year for just under £10, then you are almost double that if you want two inspections a year, which we regularly got free on the national health.”
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