Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101182

Dental Services: Standards

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

John Slinger

LabourRugby

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered allowing dental therapists to expand their scope of practice and hold their own NHS contracts; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential imp

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The 10-Year Health Plan for England and our recent Quality and Payment Reforms consultation outline the Government’s commitment to utilising the skills of the wider dental team to improve access to dental care. Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulation...

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