Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the British Dental Association's survey of dentists published on 25 May 2021; and if he will make a statement.

We continue to work closely with the National Health Service, Public Health England and Health Education England to address the issues raised in the British Dental Association’s survey.

This includes increasing access to dental services, while maintaining measures to protect staff and patients from COVID-19 infection; reviewing the current dental contract; and exploring opportunities and options for flexible dental training pathways, to develop dental care teams, improve retention and deliver safe and effective care.