Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17882

Dental Services: Private Sector

Tabled: 4 December 2024

Answered: 10 December 2024

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reimbursement schemes and (b) financial assistance programmes for patients seeking private dental care because of NHS delays.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The National Health Service contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment. Dentists must make clear which treatments can be provided on the NHS and which can only be provided on a private basis, and the costs associated for e...

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