Dental Services: Contracts
Commons · Question 4590 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of variation in Unit of Dental Activity (UDA) values between NHS dental contracts within the same Integrated Care Board area on
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Jun 2026
From 1 April 2023, commissioning responsibility for primary care dentistry transferred to integrated care boards, including the duty to assess local oral health needs and set commissioning priorities. NHS England has issued an Assurance Framework to suppo...