Dentistry: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
2026-06-10 · Department of Health and Social Care · 9049 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS dentists.
Answer
Strengthening the workforce is key to our ambitions to rebuild National Health Service dentistry. The recruitment of dentists remains a priority, with integrated care boards continuing to be able to make use of the Golden Hello scheme to encourage dentist...