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Dental Services

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 July 2026UIN 13773

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the time in an average week NHS dentists have spent carrying out private dental work between 2020 and 2025.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Data is not held on the average amount of time National Health Service dentists spent carrying out private dental work for each year between 2020 and 2025.

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