Lars Alexandersson said that the States-funded scheme which helped Islanders with the cost of going to the dentist needed an overhaul.

‘We know that families cannot afford dentists, and a solution needs to be found to this problem,’ he added.

Mr Alexandersson made the comments following the publication this week of a damning government report which concluded that people were not visiting their dentist because of the high cost.

• See Wednesday’s JEP for full story.

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