Hundreds of adults and children are affected by failings

Patients logged more than 760 grievances about dentists to the mediation service in two years

Patients logged more than 760 grievances about dentists to the mediation service in two years

Hundreds of children and adults who need a general anaesthetic to receive dental care, including having teeth pulled, are waiting over a year, with regional service failings leaving many in pain, it has emerged.

General anaesthetic services for ­dental patients are carried out in a number of locations, mostly in hospitals.