Dental Services: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 905336 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentists in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Jul 2025
This Government is determined to improve access to NHS dentistry.We are targeting areas most in need, including in rural areas, by delivering 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments and recruiting dentists under the Golden Hellos scheme.We will reform th...