A troubled dental practice preparing to reopen under new ownership will offer NHS treatment when it opens its doors.

Damira Dental Studios, which stepped in to rescue Brunswick Place Dental Practice earlier this year, had said last month it was unable to secure an NHS contract "at this time", but that it was "committed" to obtaining one in the future.

However, the surgery has been struck by a power outage meaning opening has been delayed.

The company says it is "actively working to resolve the issue and anticipate opening very soon".

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Brunswick Place has been closed since July after the company behind the practice, Astradent, went into administration.

Another practice, Anglesea Dental in Shirley, was also affected.

Damira has now confirmed that it is able to provide NHS treatment at Anglesea, and will at Brunswick when it opens.

A spokesperson for the company said: "We are excited to announce that both Anglesea Dental and Brunswick Place are now part of Damira Dental Studios.

"Following our recent acquisition of Astradent Dental Group, we are now able to provide essential NHS dental services to local residents.

"Unfortunately, since our acquisition, Brunswick Place (now Damira Southampton) has been unable to open under new ownership due to a power outage.

"We are actively working to resolve this issue and anticipate opening very soon.

"In the meantime, we are committed to seeing any emergency dental patients at our other practices in the local area.

"Patients can be seen at our Shirley, Weston Lane, Quayside, and Anglesea locations."

The Damira website says the Brunswick site will be open between 8.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.30am to 4.30pm on Friday.

It will be closed at weekends.

It is one of six practices that Damira has in Southampton, including newly-acquired Anglesea, Shirley in Cannon Street, Quayside in Centenary Quay, Woolston in Portsmouth Road and Weston Lane.

According to the website, only the Woolston site is private-only.

A number of patients were left in the dark after the sudden closure, including 77-year-old Sandrea Cuzzlon, who was due to pick up her £1,000 dentures but was left toothless by the practice.

Speaking at the time of the closure, Ms Cuzzlon's daughter Wendy McDonald said: "It is absolutely awful. It is not a hairdresser’s; this business is for people’s health."