ACCESS TO NHS DENTISTS

That this House notes the difficulties residents in Chorley and other areas of the UK are having in gaining access to dentists taking NHS patients; recognises that money has been made available from central Government to increase the number of dentists accepting NHS patients but that primary care trusts are not taking the necessary steps to apply these funds to improved access to dentists; and calls on Ministers to put pressure on primary care trusts in order to ensure that the funds it has made available are spent on providing better access to dentists for NHS patients within their respective local areas.