Man who has gone to the same NHS dentist for 30 years suddenly left without practice

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Sign up to the MyStockport newsletter to keep up with all the top stories A man who has gone to the same practice for 30 years could be left without NHS dental care after his local surgery decided to go private.

Paul Wallace is facing the unwelcome predicament following Oh My Smile, in Cheadle, announcing in July that it plans to stop seeing NHS patients.

He now has the choice of signing up to a payment plan or finding a new dentist - but says the nearest the NHS has been able offer him so far is Northwich, nearly 20 miles away. READ MORE: Oh My Smile says it is making the change reluctantly, but is in a 'very precarious financial position’ due to a ‘bankrupt system’ that puts government targets ahead of social care.