Alex Cole-Hamilton and Ed Davey to launch Scottish party's campaign

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton will on Monday officially launch the Scottish party’s general election campaign with a focus on enabling everyone to be seen by an NHS dentist.

Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"People are resorting to DIY dentistry and buying tools off Amazon to do the job themselves because they can't get an NHS dentist. Some Ukrainians have even travelled back to Kyiv for dental care because the air raid sirens, drone strikes and cruise missiles are less daunting than the waits in Scotland's NHS.

"The SNP promised to scrap dental charges, but instead they have introduced new charges and doubled the price of some procedures. Dentists are being driven away from the NHS because working with this SNP Government is harder than pulling teeth.

"No matter how much pain you are in, seeing an NHS dentist in Scotland is harder than ever before. It's a stark reminder of how the SNP make empty promises and can't get the basics right.

"People have had enough and the Scottish Liberal Democrats are on the side of everyone tired of SNP neglect."

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“It is a national scandal that children’s teeth are left to rot and people are forced to carry out their own dental work.

“It is time to end dental deserts after years of neglect by Conservative and SNP governments.

“In Westminster, the Conservative party has shown complete disregard for dental services, whilst the SNP record on the NHS continues to be shameful."