Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates the Government has made announcements in the names of the Chief Dental Officer and the General Dental Council on the operation of dental practices since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will publish the guidance accompanying each of those announcements.

The Government has made no announcements in the name of the General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC is the body responsible for the regulation of dentists and dental care practitioners in the United Kingdom and is independent of Government.

The Chief Dental Officer and NHS England and NHS Improvement have issued a series of letters and guidance notes throughout the pandemic to dental practices. All letters and guidance notes are available on the NHS England and NHS Improvement website and also the GDC’s website.