Written questions

Dental Services: Laboratories

Commons · Question 26169 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support dental laboratories; and whether he plans to use a review of NHS Dentistry contracts to protect them.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Jan 2025

We recognise the importance of dental laboratories and the role they play in support of National Health Service dental services.The NHS contracts independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment. Providers are able to make choices about how th...