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Dental Services: Exemptions

Asked by Yasmin QureshiLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 14787

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Low Income Scheme certificates (HC2 and HC3) were used to access free or reduced NHS dental treatment in England in each of the last five years; and the associated cost of these exempt

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Data on NHS Low Income Scheme certificates is published by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425

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