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Dental Services

Commons · Question 68081 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available units of dental activity.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 21 Jul 2025

The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. Dentists delivering NHS dental care ...