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21st Report - Fixing NHS Dentistry
Public Accounts Committee
HC 648
Published 4 April 2025
Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Without a workforce sufficiently supported to deliver NHS dental care, there will be no future for NHS dentistry and DHSC and NHSE have not yet done enough to address workforce issues. The total number of dentists delivering some NHS dental care is in decline and NHSE data showed that in …
Government Response Summary
The government states work is underway to reform the dental contract and will consider improvements to incentivize NHS care, including greater use of the wider dental team. They will publish a refreshed long-term workforce plan in Summer 2025, which will consider all dental professionals, and will write to the Committee with an update.