Dental Services
Commons · Question 3156 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 May 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to retain dentists within the NHS workforce.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 May 2026
The 10-Year Health Plan, published on 3 July 2025, confirms our commitment to transform National Health Service dentistry. We will be making fundamental reforms to the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists,...