Dental Services
Commons · Question 2601 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS dental appointments that have been cancelled following their practice's transition to private provision on the long term dental health of
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 26 May 2026
No such assessment has been made. Data on the number of National Health Service dental appointments cancelled due to dental practices converting to private provision is not held.The NHS contracts with independent dental providers, to deliver NHS dental tr...