Question reference: S6W-09237
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 21 June 2022
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 July 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the current waiting time is for a patient in Shetland to register with an NHS dentist and to receive their initial check-up.
Answer
This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. NHS dental services are provided by independent contractors/high street dentists and any management information on waiting times will be held by each practice. There is no central consolidation of this information, nor definition of waits in dentistry.