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Scottish dental group welcomes new NHS patients

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An independent Scottish dental group has taken steps to help with the dental access crisis by opening half of its practices to new NHS patients.

Infinityblu Dental Care and Implant Clinic has opted to open lists for patients in six of its practices.

The news comes in advance of the opening of its flagship five-surgery practice in Perth in 2025, which will become the 13th Infinityblu practice in Scotland.

The group said struggles in NHS dentistry in Scotland have been well documented, making this move a noteworthy step within the sector. It aims to help thousands of families access NHS dentistry.

A BBC investigation in 2022 found that four out of five Scottish dental firms were no longer accepting new NHS adult patients, with nearly 80 per cent rejecting new child patients.

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