HC Deb 08 June 2004 vol 422 cc356-7W
11. Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on access to NHS dentists in Shropshire. [177295]

Ms Rosie Winterton

There are currently 100 general dental services dentists providing National Health Service dental care in Shropshire County Primary Care Trust.

There is a dental access centre in Shrewsbury and six further outreach centres throughout Shropshire County.

18. Mr. David Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his Department's consultation with the dental profession regarding the changes to the way NHS dentistry will be organised from April 2005. [177302]

Ms Rosie Winterton

We are implementing the biggest reform of NHS dentistry since 1948. We have just completed a consultation with representative bodies of the dental profession on our "Framework Proposals for Primary Care Dental Services in England"; this concluded on the 30 of April.

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