Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82898
Dental Services: Fees and Charges
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Mr Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat — Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to amend the NHS dental contract to prevent NHS patients from being required to pay the full cost of treatment at the time of booking an appointment.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe dental contract does not provide any legal basis for a dental practice to take payment for National Health Service dental work before a course of treatment has been delivered. An NHS dentist or dental professional should not charge a deposit before as...
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