Question reference: S6W-25120
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 1 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20115 by Jenni Minto on 15 August 2023, whether there are any reimbursement schemes available to any patients who are forced to pay for private dental treatment as a result of there being no local NHS provision.
Answer
There are no reimbursement schemes available to patients who enter into a private arrangement with a dentist for treatment, and the Scottish Government has no locus for intervention.
NHS dental services will continue to be available to patients, and some patients may wish to travel outwith their local area to access NHS dental services. Patients who are not registered with a dentist are able to access emergency and urgent dental care through their local Board’s Public Dental Service clinic.