LOCAL MP Rebecca Pow revealed on Thursday (February 1) the Government was about to launch a ‘radical’ new plan to provide NHS dental services.

Ms Pow’s announcement followed a meeting she held with new Dental Minister Dame Andrea Leadsom.

She told the Minister ‘in no uncertain terms’ how it was ‘unacceptable’ that there was a lack of NHS dentists right across Taunton Deane.

Ms Pow said the Minister assured her that a dental recovery plan was due to be launched ‘imminently’.

She said: “I make no bones about saying that this is a completely unacceptable situation.

“I have worked with Government to feed in many proposals and suggestions as to how to improve the situation on the ground, which included mobile dentists and a proposal to prioritise those who have not seen a dentist for more than two years, as well as children, when more capacity comes on-stream.

“I received assurances from the Dental Minister that the new dental recovery plan will be launched imminently and that it will be radical.

“This announcement cannot come a moment too soon.”