The arrival of a new NHS dental practice in Helston has been greeted with smiles, in particular from those patients currently languishing on the waiting list.

Smile Dental Care is the town's fourth dental treatment centre and people have already been quick to snap up places.

The practice has been working its way through a list of 500 names passed onto them by NHS England and has also collected a number of A4 sheets of paper filled with the names of passersby who have called in since the business frontage went up just over a week ago.

In addition to the National Health places, the surgery will also offer private work.

It is based in the former Miller Countrywide estate agents' premises in Meneage Street and is set to open in the next couple of weeks.

The practice incorporates a downstairs waiting room, dental surgery and hygienist room, with a further dental treatment room available on the first floor and room to expand further in the future if required.

It is the latest addition to the Smile Dental Care network, which has practices across UK including seven in the south west - the next closest currently being in St Austell, although a new branch in Falmouth is being opened around the same time as Helston.