Access to emergency dentistry is poor in Yorkshire, it has been claimed.

Access to emergency dentistry facilities remains poor in Yorkshire, it has been claimed.

Cosmetic Dentistry Guide reported 42,000 fewer adults were able to access dental health services in North Yorkshire in 2009, compared to 2007, despite the fact the government pledged to improve access in 2006 as part of its review into NHS dentistry services in the area.

Dr Susie Sanderson, a Sheffield-based dentist and British Dental Association’s executive board chairperson, said: “NHS dentistry is still facing challenges as many people still can’t access it.”

Elsewhere, the Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser recently reported more than 16,000 new NHS dentistry places have been created in western Lancashire in order to meet the demand of locals for emergency dentistry procedures.

A new surgery is to be created in Ormskirk at the West Lancashire Health Centre on the Ormskirk Hospital site and in addition, a further 16,000 places are to be created in Preston and Chorley.