To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to attract a significant number of NHS dentists to Moray.

Responsibility for the provision of dental services in the Moray area rests with NHS Grampian. NHS Grampian already employs salaried dentists in the area and are actively seeking ways of increasing this service. To this end NHS Grampian has been the recipient of funding from the Executive’s Primary and Community Care Modernising Programme for a new seven surgery dental unit in Elgin and a three surgery dental unit in each of Buckie and Keith.