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NHS Dentistry Recovery and Reform

NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are implementing a recovery and reform programme for NHS dentistry to address access shortages, particularly in rural areas and for new adult patients. The policy focuses on recruitment and retention of NHS dentists, improving provision in underserved regions, and ensuring children can access NHS dental care.

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10 Mar 2026 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental workforce expansion and contract reforms

UIN: HCWS1392 Restoring NHS dentistry is one of the government’s top priorities. The government is taking urgent action to improve NHS dentistry in the short term and laying the foundations to make it fit for the future.Expanding the dental workforce …

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10 Mar 2026 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental workforce expansion and contract reforms

UIN: HLWS1396 My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:Restoring NHS dentistry is one of the government’s top priorities. The government is taking urgent action to improve NHS dentistry in the …

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9 Jul 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Consultation on NHS Dental Contract Reforms

UIN: HLWS795 My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:As set out in the 10 Year Health Plan, the Government is launching a public consultation on a package of reforms to …

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8 Jul 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Consultation on NHS Dental Contract Reforms

UIN: HCWS794 As set out in the 10 Year Health Plan, the Government is launching a public consultation on a package of reforms to improve the current NHS dental contract, representing the next step towards delivering a dentistry service fit …

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11 Mar 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental Patient Charges Uplift 2025/26

UIN: HCWS512 The Government’s ambition is to make sure that everyone who needs a dentist can get one. On Friday 21 February 2025, we launched the rollout of the extra 700,000 urgent dental appointments promised by the Government in its …

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11 Mar 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental Patient Charges Uplift 2025/26

UIN: HLWS508 My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:The Government’s ambition is to make sure that everyone who needs a dentist can get one. On Friday 21 February 2025, we …

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23 May 2024 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dentistry Update

UIN: HCWS499 On 7 February 2024 the government published our report: Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, to accelerate the recovery of NHS dentistry from the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan will fund up to …

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23 May 2024 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dentistry Update

UIN: HLWS497 My Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care (Andrea Leadsom MP) has made the following Written Statement:On 7 February 2024 the government published our report: Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan …

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7 Mar 2024 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental Patient Charges Uplift 24/25

UIN: HCWS317 The Department recently published “Our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry”, which will make dental services faster, simpler and fairer to patients and will fund around 2.5 million additional appointments (or more than 1.5 million additional courses …

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7 Mar 2024 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental Patient Charges Uplift 24/25

UIN: HLWS314 My Rt. Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care) (Andrea Leadsom MP), made the folllowing Written Statement:The Department recently published “Our plan to recover and reform NHS …

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27 Mar 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Health Update

UIN: HCWS676 The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (“the Amendment Regulations”) will be laid before Parliament to increase National Health Service dental patient charges in England from 24 April 2023.NHS dental patient charges prov...

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27 Mar 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Health Update

UIN: HLWS663 My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Primary Care and Public Health) (Neil O'Brien) has made the following written statement:The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (“the Amendment Regula...

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19 Jul 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental System Improvement

UIN: HCWS223 Access to dentistry was severely impacted by the pandemic. The government provided unprecedented financial support to the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that practices remained viable and able to offer treatment during the pandemic and to …

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19 Jul 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental System Improvement

UIN: HLWS221 My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Patient Safety and Primary Care) (James Morris) has made the following Written Statement:Access to dentistry was severely impacted by the pandemic. The government provided unprecedente...

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23 Nov 2020 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental Patient Charge Uplift 2020/21

UIN: HCWS593 The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (“the Amendment Regulations”) will be laid before Parliament to increase National Health Service dental patient charges in England from 14th December 2020.This is the fifth and fina...

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23 Nov 2020 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Dental Patient Charge Uplift 2020/21

UIN: HLWS585 My Hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care) (Jo Churchill) has made the following written statement:The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (“the Am...

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