Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the mental health and wellbeing of NHS dentists; and if he will make a statement.

NHS England and NHS Improvement are aware that the pandemic has been challenging for the mental health and wellbeing of all health and care workers, including National Health Service dentists. NHS England and NHS Improvement have invested in additional mental health support which is available to all NHS dental teams. This includes the ‘Looking After You Too’ service. NHS Practitioner Health is also available to dentists, including confidential support 24 hours a day, seven days a week via a dedicated phoneline and a crisis text service. Further resources are also available online via NHS People.