Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 33102

Dental Services

Tabled: 24 February 2025

Answered: 11 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) the number of people seeing an NHS dentist and (b) access to NHS dentistry beyond the 700,000 additional urgent dental appointments.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We are determined to rebuild National Health Service dentistry, but it will take time and there are no quick fixes. We will deliver 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments per year, with integrated care boards (ICBs) asked to start making extra appointme...

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