RESIDENTS across the entire county of Somerset are unable to register with a new NHS dentist, a patient organisation has claimed. 

Healthwatch Somerset said a third of the calls it received in the three months to February 2022 were about problems accessing NHS dentistry, including calls concerning children and pregnant women.

The situation has become so bad the NHS has set up a phone line to help people access emergency dental care — however Healthcare Somerset said they still need to see a dentist to complete the work.