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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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2026

13 events
29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent GPs were practising in the Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last five years, and how many patients the

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent GPs were practising in the Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last five years, and how many patients these GPs were responsible for in …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in (1) contracting dental practices for the provision of NHS

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in (1) contracting dental practices for the provision of NHS dental services, and (2) ensuring that patients …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of NHS dental practices are accepting new adult NHS patients in (a) Great Yarmouth constituency, (b) Norfolk and (c) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of NHS dental practices are accepting new adult NHS patients in (a) Great Yarmouth constituency, (b) Norfolk and (c) England.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental posts advertised by Integrated Care Boards are unfilled in rural areas; and whether he has undertaken analysis of the reas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental posts advertised by Integrated Care Boards are unfilled in rural areas; and whether he has undertaken analysis of the reasons for issues with recruiting to …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time for NHS children’s speech and language therapy support in (a) Ashfield, (b) Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time for NHS children’s speech and language therapy support in (a) Ashfield, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) nationally.

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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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2025

11 events
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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2 Jun 2025 | Debate linked

Reform of NHS dentistry services

That this House notes with concern the findings of the Public Accounts Committee's report entitled Fixing NHS Dentistry, which highlights the failure of the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England's 2024 dental recovery plan to improve access …

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4 Apr 2025 | Written evidence linked

In the written evidence submitted to our inquiry, concerns included that: • UDA rates are linked to the figures used in 2006 which no longer reflect current need.13 Rates vary from practice to practice so dentists in the same location may be paid different amounts for the same work; 14 • the contract is rooted in ineffective incentives that make it easier to complete targets by seeing patients with lower levels of need, while making high–needs patients the least “welcome”; 15 and • the overal...

In the written evidence submitted to our inquiry, concerns included that: • UDA rates are linked to the figures used in 2006 which no longer reflect current need.13 Rates vary from practice to practice so dentists in the same location …

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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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2024

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27 Nov 2024 | Research Department of Health and Social Care linked

Investigation into the NHS dental recovery plan

The dental recovery plan, launched in February 2024, is unlikely deliver an additional 1.5 million treatments by March 2025. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department of Health and Social Care'] | Topics: ['Health and social care', 'NHS']

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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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28 Mar 2024 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Use of exemptions by dental hygienists and dental therapists — outcome published

This consultation will inform the government’s proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental therapists to supply and administer medicines under exemptions.

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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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2023

6 events
14 Dec 2023 | Debate Department of Health and Social Care linked

Oral health strategy for children

That this House notes that tooth decay is one of the most common causes of hospital admission in young children, despite the fact that it is a largely preventable disease; expresses concern that, according to Government statistics, as of 2022, …

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15 Sep 2023 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Use of exemptions by dental hygienists and dental therapists — consultation closed

This consultation will inform the government’s proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental therapists to supply and administer medicines under exemptions.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental…
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↓ Impact assessment on the proposal to enable dental hygienis… (18pp) ↓ Proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental therapists …
18 Aug 2023 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Use of exemptions by dental hygienists and dental therapists — consultation opened

This consultation will inform the government’s proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental therapists to supply and administer medicines under exemptions.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental…
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↓ Impact assessment on the proposal to enable dental hygienis… (18pp) ↓ Proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental therapists …
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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2022

2 events
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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2020

2 events
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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2019

1 event

2015

2 events
18 Nov 2015 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Measures to improve the GDC’s processes on fitness to practise — outcome published

Proposals to give the General Dental Council (GDC) greater flexibility when conducting an investigation into a dental professional’s practice.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ The General Dental Council – proposed amendment… (23pp)
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↓ The General Dental Council (Fitness to Practise etc.) Order… (6pp) ↓ GDC: proposed amendments to enhance the effectiveness and e… (26pp) ↓ Equality analysis (23pp)
15 Jan 2015 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Improving dentistry — outcome published

This engagement exercise seeks views on changing dental contractual system to focus on improving oral health through prevention and increasing access

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Paper 1: overview (10pp)
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↓ Paper 2: the clinical philosophy (27pp) ↓ Paper 3: the measurement of quality and outcomes (11pp) ↓ Paper 4: the remuneration approach (10pp) ↓ Dental contract reform engagement exercise: detailed findin… (89pp) ↓ Dental contract reform engagement exercise: appendix (312pp)

2014

4 events
21 Nov 2014 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Measures to improve the GDC’s processes on fitness to practise — consultation closed

Proposals to give the General Dental Council (GDC) greater flexibility when conducting an investigation into a dental professional’s practice.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ The General Dental Council – proposed amendment… (23pp)
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↓ The General Dental Council (Fitness to Practise etc.) Order… (6pp) ↓ GDC: proposed amendments to enhance the effectiveness and e… (26pp) ↓ Equality analysis (23pp)
26 Sep 2014 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Measures to improve the GDC’s processes on fitness to practise — consultation opened

Proposals to give the General Dental Council (GDC) greater flexibility when conducting an investigation into a dental professional’s practice.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ The General Dental Council – proposed amendment… (23pp)
+3 more
↓ The General Dental Council (Fitness to Practise etc.) Order… (6pp) ↓ GDC: proposed amendments to enhance the effectiveness and e… (26pp) ↓ Equality analysis (23pp)
31 Jul 2014 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Improving dentistry — consultation closed

This engagement exercise seeks views on changing dental contractual system to focus on improving oral health through prevention and increasing access

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Paper 1: overview (10pp)
+5 more
↓ Paper 2: the clinical philosophy (27pp) ↓ Paper 3: the measurement of quality and outcomes (11pp) ↓ Paper 4: the remuneration approach (10pp) ↓ Dental contract reform engagement exercise: detailed findin… (89pp) ↓ Dental contract reform engagement exercise: appendix (312pp)
6 Jun 2014 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Improving dentistry — consultation opened

This engagement exercise seeks views on changing dental contractual system to focus on improving oral health through prevention and increasing access

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Paper 1: overview (10pp)
+5 more
↓ Paper 2: the clinical philosophy (27pp) ↓ Paper 3: the measurement of quality and outcomes (11pp) ↓ Paper 4: the remuneration approach (10pp) ↓ Dental contract reform engagement exercise: detailed findin… (89pp) ↓ Dental contract reform engagement exercise: appendix (312pp)