§ Mr. Wyattasked the Minister of Education to state the nature of the emergency dental service provided in Hinckley referred to in the recent correspondence sent to him by the hon. Member for Bosworth; and what steps are being taken to improve the emergency service.
§ Mr. K. ThompsonThere are two ways in which emergency treatment can be obtained, depending on its urgency. A child may be offered an appointment at the South Wigston clinic on the next Saturday or, if the emergency makes it necessary, he will be put in touch with the peripatetic school dentist who works with portable equipment at schools in the south of the county. The authority is unable to make better arrangements for the Hinckley area until it succeeds in recruiting more dentists.