Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83642

Dental Services: Standards

Tabled: 20 October 2025

Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the minimum unit of dental activity rates to help tackle recruitment issues for practices.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

A minimum Unit of Dental Activity (UDA) value of £28 is in place to support practices with historically low UDA rates. There are differential UDA rates across England, and integrated care boards have the flexibility to set the UDA rate locally, which may ...

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