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Dental Services: Contracts

Commons · Question 7463 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has on the negotiations for a new NHS dentistry contract.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Oct 2024

To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful co...