Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 33241

Dental Services: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 24 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to incentivise dental practitioners to work in areas with significant waiting lists.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice and no national waiting list is in operation, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. Dental practices may operate local waiting list arran...

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