Emergency dental clinics return to Suffolk next week
Dentaid's mobile unit will be in Haverhill and Hadleigh
Emergency dental clinics for people unable to access treatment are to return to Suffolk next week.
Charity Dentaid will be bringing its mobile unit to Haverhill Market Square on Thursday (October 20), before heading to Hadleigh Pool and Leisure on Friday (October 21).
People don't need appointments and can just turn up and wait to be seen.
It's the fourth time the charity has visited Suffolk, with hundreds of people queueing for hours to be seen in Bury St Edmunds and Leiston.
It's as many people in the county struggle to access NHS dental services, with very few surgeries offering places for new patients.
“We expect there to be huge demand for our charitable dental service when we return to Suffolk,” said Dentaid CEO, Andy Evans.
“On previous occasions we had long queues of people who were in terrible dental pain and our volunteers worked tirelessly to help as many as they could.
"We do ask people to remember these are volunteers who are giving up their time to try to help those in greatest need.
"We know there are people in the Suffolk community who are suffering from untreated toothache and thanks to our volunteers and the local councils, Dentaid will help as many people as we can.”