Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional financial support has been made available to ensure the financial viability of dental practices during the covid-19 outbreak.

NHS England and NHS Improvement committed to fully funding dentists usual National Health Service earnings through the peak of the pandemic with a small deduction to reflect the fact practices were asked not to provide face to face care during that period due to the risk of infection. Practices that have reopened are now receiving their full funding. Expectations for delivery for the remainder of 2020/21 are currently being carefully considered in discussion with the British Dental Association.

Private dentistry is independent of the Department. However, for their private earnings dentists can access the full range of HM Treasury schemes that have been made available to support businesses, the self-employed and those on salaries during the COVID-19 period.