Dental Services: Parish and Town Councils
Commons · Question 89315 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance for (a) town and (b) parish councils on the steps they can take to encourage NHS dental providers to open new practices in areas with (i) limited and (ii) no access to N
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Nov 2025
We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist particularly in more rural areas such as North Cornwall.The NHS contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are business...