Wellington Dental Care – DentistryForYou
Wellington Dental Surgery
A new dental practice offering NHS dental care has opened in Wellington on 14 October, marking the first such opening in Somerset in ten years.
Wellington Dental Care, operated by Dentistry For You, is part of NHS Somerset’s plan to improve access to NHS dental services across the county. Two additional practices are set to open in Chard and Crewkerne, with dates to be confirmed in the near future.
The Wellington site will offer both NHS and private appointments, with the location chosen due to high local demand for NHS dental care.
Heather Bubb, from West Buckland, shared her experience: “I am on a pension and with the cost of living rising fast, I have struggled to afford to pay for private dental care. I never thought that getting old, having paid my tax and NI throughout my working life, that I would be in this situation.
‘Last year, I struggled to pay for my private dental care out of my pension and when I got a quote of £5649 for further treatment, I couldn’t afford it and had to stop treatment.
“I am so grateful to have a new local dentist that is offering NHS appointments and that my husband and myself will now be able to access NHS dental care locally. I had my check up on 13 October and had a very comfortable experience with a delightful lady dentist upstairs, who said all was fine. She talked about the one tooth that I may have problems with later, but can leave it alone for the moment, unless it needs treatment”.
The number of NHS appointments available is limited and expressions of interest to become a patient at the practice are now closed.
Booking Your NHS Dental Appointments
There is a temporary halt on new requests for NHS dental care.
Interest has been extremely high with 4000 people already expressing an interest in NHS care, so Dentistry for You which runs the practice, have had to put a temporary halt on new requests for NHS dental care.
Once the practice is established and they have supported current requests for appointments, they are planning to reopen for people to express an interest in NHS dental care. Please keep an eye on the practice website which will show when the practice will open again for new requests for NHS care.
The practice will not be accepting in-person registrations at the premises, and patients without a pre-booked appointment will be turned away.
