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Dental Services: Health Education

Asked by Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 October 2025UIN 81679

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) communications and (b) public advertising relating to NHS (i) dentistry and (ii) oral health initiatives in each of the last five years.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

NHS England has spent no money on communications or advertising relating to National Health Service dentistry or oral health initiatives in the last five years.

Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry, to meet the needs of the local populations and to determine the priorities for investment. They are also responsible for deciding how best to communicate about their services for patients.

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