National Health Service Dental Services (Fife)

Part of Question Time — Scottish Executive — General Questions – in the Scottish Parliament at 11:41 am on 13 September 2007.

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Photo of Shona Robison Shona Robison Scottish National Party 11:41, 13 September 2007

I gently remind Mr Smith that his party's Administration had eight years in which to resolve the very difficult issues in NHS dentistry. In the four months that this Administration has been in power, we have ensured that the matter has been given the highest priority in our discussions with every NHS board in Scotland. We have ensured that boards are clear about their plans to expand the salaried dental service. I can tell the member that we will leave NHS dentistry in a far fitter state at the end of our four-year term than his party did after eight years of failure.