Dentistry: Recruitment
Commons · Question 5904 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the recruitment of NHS dentists.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 11 Oct 2024
We will tackle the immediate dentistry crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and to recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term, we will reform the dental contract, wi...