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Patients in Scotland waiting over a year to have teeth pulled
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PATIENTS in Scotland are languishing in “agony” for over a year while they wait to have their teeth pulled, as waiting times across the country rocket, Scottish Labour has warned.

Data released to the party after a series of freedom of information requests to Scotland’s 14 health boards paint a picture of surging average waits since 2019.

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