Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48356

Dental Services: Standards

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Named Day

Question

David Davis

ConservativeGoole and Pocklington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting minimum targets for integrated care boards on the proportion of people seen by NHS dental providers over a 24 month period.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry and receive an annual allocation of funding to secure services to meet the needs of their population.The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to acces...

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