Dental Services: Standards
Commons · Question 100293 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle “dental deserts” where very few NHS dentists are available.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 5 Jan 2026
The Government acknowledges the challenges that National Health Service dental patients are facing in accessing a dentist in particular areas of the country, and we are taking action to improve this. Integrated care boards are recruiting posts through the...