Many are finding it hard if not near impossible to get an NHS dentist appointment in Southampton.

At the end of last year, Eastleigh councillors voted for a motion proposing the council call on the government to fix the problem.

Now dentists are set to get cash for new patients under plans to boost dentistry across England.

Under the plans, one-off payments of £20,000 are to be awarded to 240 dentists for working in under-served communities for at least three years, which are expected to increase dental appointments across the country by 2.5 million next year.

Here is a list of the latest dentists in Southampton who are accepting children under the age of 17, adults, those entitled to free dental care, and those only taking new NHS patients by referral.

Accepting children aged 17 or under

Happy Smiles - Flat 2, 10 Portland Street, Southampton.

The Dental Practice - 1 Kenilworth Road, Polygon, Southampton.

Damira Dental Studios Ltd - Unit 10, Centenary Plaza, Southampton.

Damira Shirley Dental Practice - 10-12 Cannon Street, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire.

Prodent - South Cliff Dental Group, 31 St Edmunds Road, Shirley, Southampton.

Dale Road Dental Clinic - 44 Dale Road, Shirley, Southampton.

Bursledon Dental Clinic - Hamble Cottage, Lowford Hill, Bursledon.

The Dental Care Centre, 3 Popes Lane, Totton, Southampton.

Totton Dental Clinic, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, Southampton.

Eastleigh Dental Care - 4 Desborough Rd, Southampton, Eastleigh.

The Smiles Studio -  144 Bournemouth Road, Chandlers Ford.

Accepting adults 18 and over

Damira Dental Studios Ltd - Unit 10, Centenary Plaza, Southampton.

Prodent - South Cliff Dental Group, 31 St Edmunds Road, Shirley, Southampton.

Dale Road Dental Clinic - 44 Dale Road, Shirley, Southampton.

Eastleigh Dental Care - 4 Desborough Rd, Southampton, Eastleigh.

Accepting adults entitled to free dental care

Damira Dental Studios Ltd - Unit 10, Centenary Plaza, Southampton.

Prodent - South Cliff Dental Group, 31 St Edmunds Road, Shirley, Southampton.

Dale Road Dental Clinic - 44 Dale Road, Shirley, Southampton.

Eastleigh Dental Care - 4 Desborough Rd, Southampton, Eastleigh.

Taking new NHS patients for specialist dental care by referral

Queens Terrace Dental Practice, 26 Queens Terrace, Southampton.

Pickles Coppice, Solent NHS Trust, Southampton.

Gosport Dental Clinic Solent NHS Trust, Hampshire.

Poswillo Dental Centre Southampton, SO14 0YG.

Solent Dental Services Solent NHS Trust, Southampton.

Peartree Dental Practice - 215 Peartree Avenue, Bitterne, Southampton.

Bitterne Health Centre - Dental Department, Commercial Street, Bitterne, Southampton.

Lordshill Dental Partnership - Lordshill District Centre, Southampton.

Dental Department (Hythe) - Solent NHS Trust.

Forestside Dental Practice - Beaulieu Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton.

Trafalgar Dental Practice - The Totton Dental Centre, 123 Salisbury Road, Totton, Southampton.

Hendrickse Dental Health - 78 Botley Rd, North Baddesley, Southampton.