Dental Services: Technology
Commons · Question 19738 · Tabled 16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maximise the use of available technologies used to establish the available capacity of NHS dental practices to improve access to NHS dentistry.
Answer
Answered by James Frith, 7 Sep 2026
We are committed to improving access to National Health Service dentistry and are making use of available digital tools to help patients identify where NHS dental care may be available. For example, the NHS website’s “Find a dentist” service remains a key...