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Dentistry: Vacancies

Commons · Question 78796 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

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Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department has used to identify which areas are in greatest need of increased numbers of NHS dental professionals; and how many of those areas are in the (a) Borough of Stockton-o

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 20 Oct 2025

The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population is delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. Dental practices in specific areas, determined locally as experiencing significant dent...