Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32700
Dental Services: Older People
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025
Question
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to NHS dentistry for (a) pensioners and (b) people who are unable to afford private treatment.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. Sussex Integrated ...
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