Public Health Minister visit’s new dental centre in Stornoway

Scottish Public Health Minister, Shona Robinson, will visit the new Teach and Treat centre in Stornoway.

Ms Robinson will also visit a new garden, which has been created for elderly mental health patients; the visits will coincide with the NHS Western Isles Annual Review. The garden has been designed for mental health patients at the Western Isles Hospital; local community groups and schools were involved in the construction process and will be encouraged to make use of the facility in the future.

“Showcased in the Western Isles”

Construction is currently underway on the new four million pound dental centre in Stornoway and the centre is set to open its doors to patients at the end of the year. The brand new, state of the art facility will contain seven general dental surgeries and five training surgeries, which will be used to teach and train undergraduate dental students and trainee dental hygienists and therapists.

The new Dental Teach and Treat Centre will improve access to NHS dental services in the Western Isles and will provide excellent training facilities for the dental professionals of the future. It is also hoped that many of the graduates will choose to stay on and work in the Western Isles, which will further improve access to NHS care.

Shona Robinson said she was delighted with both of the new projects being showcased in the Western Isles; she went on to say that she was incredibly proud of the work achieved by the NHS and that she was looking forward to the Annual Review.

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