Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72311

Dental Services

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 47877 on NHS dental professionals, what criteria his Department uses to identify which areas are in greatest need of increased numbers of NHS dental

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of local populations is delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.ICBs have started to recruit posts through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive ...

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