Born in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife, I was educated at the local school - 
Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed news that the new £15 million Aberdeen Dental School will take a step closer to becoming reality today (Tuesday) with the draft business case for the development of dental school being presented to NHS Grampian Board for formal approval.
Commenting, Mr. Stevenson said:
"Yet again the SNP Government is showing the energy to deliver on our manifesto pledges with a dental school in Aberdeen.
"Since elected I have consistently campaigned for increased dental services in the North East. And after eight years of disappointment and lack of action to address the problem it is encouraging to see such action by the new Scottish Government.
"It is very heartening to hear that there has been significant interest from potential students for the new dental school and this will go some way to increase the number of dental students in training.
"Naturally we face the current issue of patients requiring dentists today and we are working with the Health Minister to have this problem addressed. Nevertheless today's announcement shows that the SNP Government is committed to addressing this issue after eight years of Labour/LibDem inertia."
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
