Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that all NHS dentists provide a comprehensive range of dental services and procedures funded through the NHS.

Dentists delivering National Health Service primary care dental treatment are required to provide all treatment that is clinically necessary. NHS dental provision has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of available appointments due to infection prevention and control procedures. Dental practices have been asked to meet as many prioritised needs as is safely possible through urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, followed by delayed planned care.