Dental Services: Contracts
Commons · Question 119015 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support residents that cannot access routine NHS dental care prior to full implementation of dentistry contract reform.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to ensuring people can access urgent dental care when they need it. Over the past year, integrated care boards have been commissioning additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net available i...