Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer 6 December 2021 to Question 85353 on Dental Services: Coronavirus, for what reason an assessment has not been made.

We have no plans to make this specific assessment as the provision of National Health Service dentistry continues to be routinely monitored by regional commissioners. We continue to have regular discussions with representatives of the dental sector on the impact of COVID-19 on dentists and dental practices. These discussions have informed the Government’s actions to support NHS dentists and dental practices, which has included financial and wellbeing resources. Private dentists have also received support through HM Treasury’s range of schemes.