Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to increase pay for qualified dental nurses.

As dental practices are private businesses, it falls to them to set employee pay and conditions. Dental care in England could not function without the vital contribution of its dental care professionals, including dental nurses. Department officials are exploring how we can better support the whole dental team, including dental nurses, when working in National Health Service dentistry.