Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter dated 29 March 2021 from NHS England and DHSC to NHS primary care dental contract holders, what progress has been made towards dental contract reform in England.
NHS England and NHS Improvement have established an advisory and technical working group, with membership from the dental profession. A range of focus groups were held to inform proposals for dental system reform, including of the existing contract. Any proposed contractual changes will be negotiated with the British Dental Association.