Dental waiting lists cut in Fylde and Wyre (From Blackpool Citizen)

Dental waiting lists cut in Fylde and Wyre

5:19pm Friday 5th December 2008

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Waiting lists for NHS dentists in Wyre and Fylde have reduced by 95 per cent in the last year, according to health bosses.

NHS North Lancashire chiefs say they have cut the backlog of people waiting to access an NHS dentist from 6,000 people to less than 300 over a 12 month period.

They credit the drop in numbers to new contracts which enabled the primary care trust to work with dentists to increase services.

Ian Cumming, chief executive of NHS North Lancashire, said: “We have been absolutely committed to working with dentists to improve access to dentistry right across North Lancashire and have invested a lot of time and money into making a big impact on dental waiting lists.

"We are delighted with these new figures that show just what a dramatic drop there has been in the number of people who are waiting to register with a dentist in the region.

“We now know that we have structures and measures in place to ensure that we can maintain waiting lists at a very low level.”

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