NHS Shetland chief executive Brian Chittick is feeling “more positive” about the health board’s relationship with Lerwick Dental Practice (LDP) after the practice announced the appointment of a new dentist. Very little information has been released so far other than that a new dentist will be joining the isles’ only high street practice providing NHS dental care. It comes after around 2,000 NHS patients were deregistered from the Market Street practice in autumn last year as part of a major spat with the local health board. In a social media post on Tuesday, Lerwick Dental Practice introducedas the surgery’s new dentist. NHS Shetland committed to provide emergency treatment for those who had been deregistered under what is called ‘safety net provision’.