Addressing the Crisis in NHS Dentistry - Amendment 3
Submitted by:
Maree Todd,
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged:
Tuesday, 07 February 2023
Motion type: Amendment
Motion reference: S6M-07812.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 February 2023
As an amendment to motion S6M-07812 in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton (Addressing the Crisis in NHS Dentistry), leave out from the first "believes" to end and insert "recognises the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the provision of dental services; thanks all NHS dentists, dental nurses and wider staff for their efforts to provide dental care for the people of Scotland; supports the reform of the NHS dentistry payment system to ensure that the recovery that has been seen in the last year can be built upon; understands that the bridging and multiplier arrangements supported significant increases in activity; notes that, since the start of the pandemic, dentistry has been provided with over £150 million of additional support to sustain the sector; further notes that 95.4% of people in Scotland are registered with a dentist, an increase of 44.3% since 2007; commends the work of the Childsmile programme, which is delivering preventative efforts to improve dental health now and in the future; welcomes the abolition of NHS dental charges for everyone under the age of 26, and supports the removal of all such charges by the end of the current parliamentary session."
Vote
Result67 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not voteAgreed