LIBERAL Democrat proposals to scrap charges for NHS dental check-ups were backed by party delegates yesterday.
It was among a package of measures designed to increase the availability of NHS dentists in England as activists at the party’s conference called for “urgent action to enable dentists to take on more NHS work”.
Health spokeswoman Sandra Gidley said the lack of NHS dentists meant many people were forced to go “unchecked and untreated” until they were in such pain that they had to look for emergency treatment.
She demanded increased flexibility in the system and said dentists needed more incentives to treat patients in the greatest need.
She said: “We would scrap the charges for check-ups and move to a system of personal dental plans.
“We need to tempt dentists back into the NHS by giving them greater flexibility to provide good-quality services.”
