United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 100293
Dental Services: Standards
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16 December 2025
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5 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle “dental deserts” where very few NHS dentists are available.
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16 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle “dental deserts” where very few NHS dentists are available.
Source: Commons
5 January 2026
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The Government acknowledges the challenges that National Health Service dental patients are facing in accessing a dentist in particular areas of the country, and we are taking action to improve this. Integrated care boards are recruiting posts through the...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100293
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1864647
- uk · wq-1864647 · source updated 5 January 2026