NHS Dental Services in Arfon

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:27 pm on 13 July 2022.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 2:27, 13 July 2022

(Translated)

I'm very pleased to hear that, because many constituents in Arfon are contacting me about the lack of provision. There's an increasing number who can't register with an NHS dentist, including children, and there is no space with dentists across north Wales. The emergency service is also under pressure, with one patient claiming to have tried to contact the emergency number over 200 times in one day, and others claiming that they've been hanging on the telephone for three hours before being answered. I could go on and on, listing more and more of these problems that are being reported to me. I am pleased that there is some light at the end of the tunnel for these patients now, but can you give us a timeline on the development of the academy in Bangor and when you think we will see substantial change in the situation in my constituency?