North Cornwall Dental Campaign

07/10/2026

05/10/2026

Mr Maguire has this week highlighted the case of nine-year-old Ella from Camelford, who was left waiting for twelve hours at Treliske with a severe tooth infection and in agonising pain 🦷

16/09/2026

Ben Maguire MP has been working over the summer to get more NHS dental appointments in North Cornwall.

It is great news that a surgery is opening in Bodmin soon. To register for this practice please visit www//Dentistryforyou.co.uk for the latest updates.

The mobile dental unit that Ben Maguire MP and Cllr Rosie Moore Wadebridge East & St Minver have been working with, is visiting North Cornwall again in October with a stop in Wadebridge. Thanks to the Trustees of the The Goods Shed, who are working for a more permanent dentistry presence.

This first visit will be for emergency appointments only which can be booked via the Cornwall Dental Helpline 0333 405 0290.

19/06/2026

One North Cornwall resident had to travel to Nottinghamshire for routine dental treatment. A round trip of more than 500 miles, because they could not get the care they needed any closer to home.

One North Cornwall resident had to travel to Nottinghamshire for routine dental treatment. A round trip of more than 500 miles, because they could not get the care they needed any closer to home. That case was raised in Parliament yesterday by Ben Maguire, the Liberal Democrat MP for North

05/06/2026

Ben Maguire MP has obtained information that Cornwal ICB (who commission Dental Sevices in the county) returned £1.22 million to NHS England in February. This was unspent money from the dentistry budget.
Ben estimates this would have paid for 40,000 check ups.
Ben is demanding the ICB get on top of the budget and ensure this is not repeated in future.
"A kick in the teeth" for the 1,000s of residents needing dental appointments.

22/04/2026

Moving dentistry up the agenda - Cornwall Council are beginning to take the need for greater access to NHS Dentists seriously.

19/04/2026

Ben Maguire spoke at a meeting arranged by the Trustees of the Goods Shed, in support of their application to open an NHS Dental provision in Wadebridge.
The Goods Shed have made a planning application for change of use. Ben is working with them to find NHS Dentists and staff to support the community-led project.