Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Melanie Onn (Labour). It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Access to NHS Dental Services
- Question
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What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.
- Answer
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Rebuilding our broken dentistry system is a priority for this Government. We are already rolling out 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments a year, as promised in our manifesto; we have launched a supervised toothbrushing scheme for three to five-year-olds; and we are committed to reforming the dental contract and making NHS dentistry fit for the future in the long term.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 903393
- 764 cc763-7
- Session
- 2024-26
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Dental services NHS Standards
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- Timestamp
- 2026-07-30 09:31:58 +0100
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- http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-03-25/25032520000042
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