NHS Dental Contract Debate
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Lord McColl of Dulwich
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NHS Dental Contract
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Lord Markham (Con)
I thank the noble Lord. As I mentioned, dental deserts are very much a part of the package we are looking at. To give noble Lords an idea of the sense of direction, another approach to the workforce issue is a modular escalator system, and we are talking to the BDA about training. For instance, on the way to becoming a fully qualified dentist, might a dentist become part-qualified, allowing them to do some dental nurse treatments, thereby adding to that capacity in the meantime? These are all measures we are looking at to increase the workforce.
Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con)
Can the Minister tell us what proportion of the population is actually receiving fluoride in their drinking water?