Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78796

Dentistry: Vacancies

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department has used to identify which areas are in greatest need of increased numbers of NHS dental professionals; and how many of those areas are in the (a) Borough of Stockton-o

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population is delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. Dental practices in specific areas, determined locally as experiencing significant dent...

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