Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 902693

Dental Services

Tabled: 5 February 2025

Answered: 11 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Catherine Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We are determined to rebuild dentistry for the long term.We will deliver an additional 700,000 urgent dental appointments; reform the dental contract; and introduce supervised toothbrushing for three- to five-year-olds in the most deprived communities.We ...

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