Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's News release of 6 April 2020, entitled Dental Commissioning Statistics, England – March 2020, when he plans for the collection of data to be resumed on the amount of NHS dental work being carried; what assessment he has made of whether the number of patients requiring emergency treatment has increased as a result of reduced dental service activity due to the implementation of covid-19 infection prevention and control requirements; and if he will make a statement.

NHS England and NHS Improvement advise that no date has yet been set for the resumption of its publication of Dental Commissioning Statistics, England.

As soon as dental practices began restoring services from 8 June 2020, data has been collected covering the provision of both remote and face to face care. NHS dental activity statistics from June to December 2020 will be included in the ‘NHS Dental statistics for England 2020-21, Biannual Report’, due to be published on 25 February.