Dental Services: Private Sector
Commons · Question 17882 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reimbursement schemes and (b) financial assistance programmes for patients seeking private dental care because of NHS delays.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Dec 2024
The National Health Service contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment. Dentists must make clear which treatments can be provided on the NHS and which can only be provided on a private basis, and the costs associated for e...