There are currently over 21,000 people in the city waiting for an NHS dentist. This is an increase of nearly 120 per cent over the past five years.
One of the priorities of the new administration is to set up a cross-party, Dental Task Force, bringing together key stakeholders and NHS Leaders from across the city to discuss what can be done to improve dental provision in Plymouth. The three local MPs have also been invited to join.
Councillor Mary Aspinall, cabinet member for health and adult social care at Plymouth City Council, said, “It is shocking that there are no NHS dentists taking new patients in Plymouth. There are thousands of people who are not able to get an appointment.
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