Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122042

Dental Services: Contracts

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will reform NHS dental contracts to help increase practitioner remuneration and expand patient access in underserved areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We are committed to reforming the dental contract, with a focus on matching resources to need, improving access, promoting prevention, and rewarding dentists fairly. As a first step, from April 2026, we will be implementing reforms to the current National...

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