Dentistry: Recruitment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the recruitment of NHS dentists.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
We will tackle the immediate dentistry crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and to recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of National Health Service dentists.
We acknowledge that there are areas of the country that are experiencing recruitment and retention issues, and we are taking steps to address the workforce challenges across the country. Integrated care boards have started to advertise posts through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive will see up to 240 dentists receiving payments of £20,000 to work in those areas that need them most, for three years.
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