Paul Martin, MSP for Glasgow Springburn, said the units would help stop the rising levels of tooth decay in children, which affects up to 77 per cent of five-year-olds in parts of the city.
Meanwhile, the Northern Ireland Government is encouraging parents in County Armagh and County Tyrone to register their children at dentists to improve oral health care.
Last year, almost 1,700 children in the two counties had teeth pulled because of decay.
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