Following last week’s announcement that Ruthin Dental Practice will cease providing NHS treatment to adult patients later this year, Clwyd West MS Darren Millar has launched a petition calling on the Welsh Government and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to ensure that affected patients continue to have access to NHS dental services.

Darren has been raising concerns regarding access to NHS dentists in the Welsh Parliament in recent months and was extremely concerned to learn of the withdrawal of NHS dentistry for many thousands of patients registered with Ruthin Dental Practice.

Patients were recently sent a letter from the business, which is located on Market Street, informing them that from June 30, they will no longer be seeing patients under the NHS. 

The practice will move to a private scheme and have introduced a patient membership plan..  

Darren said:

“I was extremely concerned to learn of the withdrawal of NHS dentistry for thousands of constituents served by Ruthin Dental Practice.

“The Welsh Government was warned that unless it acted to address concerns raised by the dentistry profession about its new dental contract many dentists in Wales would withdraw from the provision of NHS services, but it has refused to listen.

“I have therefore launched a petition to call on the Welsh Government and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to ensure that patients who have been affected by this announcement can continue to have access to NHS dental services. If enough people sign, then we have a chance of securing the services that people need.”

To sign Darren’s petition, click here on the link: https://www.darrenmillar.wales/save-our-dental-services-ruthin