The plight of NHS dentistry in Dumfries and Galloway has been raised at Holyrood.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats revealed there were 10 fewer NHS dentists operating in the region in the first part of 2022/23 compared to 2019/20, with 11 of the country’s 14 health boards seeing a fall in numbers.
That led to Lib Dem chief Alex Cole-Hamilton leading a Holyrood debate on the “crisis” facing NHS dentistry.