A West Belfast community organisation has launched a new initiate offering free dental services for nursery and primary school children.
Foodstock, which is on the Andersonstown Road, announced details of 'Wee Smiles' on Friday, which will be held at weekends and will include fun and educational sessions aimed at motivating children and parents to maintain good oral hygiene and increase dental awareness.
Speaking about the new project, Foodstock founder Paul Doherty said: "Dentists are not immune to the massive pressures being placed on our health service and through my work at Foodstock I have been speaking to many parents who have struggled to get their children registered with local NHS dentists due to long waiting lists and many dentists retiring or leaving NHS practice after years of underfunding.
