Plans are in place for a new dentist’s surgery in Burnley.

A new dental “super-centre” has been earmarked for construction in Burnley, it has been revealed.

The Bolton News reported a new facility which could cater for the needs of up to 10,000 patients is to be built in the town in a bid to tackle the area’s ongoing lack of dental surgery capacity.

“Over the past few years, we have worked hard to replace lost capacity and have achieved our aim in that regard. Now we are building extra capacity for the future,” Peter Sellars, NHS East Lancashire’s primary care head, told the publication.

He added the new centre will make an “enormous difference” to the healthcare provisions of local residents.

Elsewhere, a dentist’s surgery in Manchester is taking a novel approach to cutting back on the number of missed appointments by its patients.

Dentistry.co.uk reported Kissdental clinic on Stanley Street is running a Tooth Taxi scheme to pick up individuals from their homes and drop them at the surgery ahead of their meeting with the dentist.