Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 79017

Dentistry: Recruitment

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 72309 on NHS dental professionals, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including areas with no NHS dentists in the Golden H

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Golden Hello scheme aims to support dental practices in areas that are experiencing significant dental pressures, including areas with no National Health Service dentists.The scheme is designed to encourage relocation to areas with workforce challenge...

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