Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59925

Dental Services

Tabled: 13 June 2025

Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

James Naish

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling dental assistants to perform dental procedures under supervision.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We support making the best use of the range of skills held by dental teams so that they work to their full scope of practice. This enables clinicians to deliver more complex care and reduce delays for patients.The General Dental Council’s (GDC) Scope of P...

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