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Dental Services: Contracts

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 June 2026UIN 4591

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards have powers to revise indicative units of dental activity values where existing contracts are considered significantly below local averages.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Since 2024, a minimum Unit of Dental Activity (UDA) value of £28 has been in place to support practices with historically low UDA rates. Integrated care boards have the flexibility to influence the UDA rate locally, which may help to support local interventions. The current differential UDA rates across England also allow providers to use differing pay rates for associate dentists to reflect the local market rates.

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