Hundreds of patients have been left without the oral surgery clinic at West Suffolk Hospital, after the service was shut down.
The NHS have admitted some patients will face delays while they make arrangements to find care elsewhere.
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust confirmed the clinic closed down on June 2, with the hospital lacking the capacity and facilities to meet the demand.
The clinic was open two days a week and provided under the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department at the Bury St Edmunds hospital.
Simon Taylor, general manager for surgery and anaesthetics, said: “We understand the concerns raised regarding our two day a week orthodontics and oral surgery service.
“Any patients needing orthodontic appointments will be referred to an appropriate provider in due course. NHS England, which is commissioning the new service, is working with us and making arrangements for patients’ on-going care while longer-term plans are put in place.
Full story in East Anglian Times, 19 June 2017