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Dental Services: Private Equity

Asked by Adrian RamsayGreen PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 19707

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of exposure of NHS dental service provision to private equity investors.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

National Health Service dental services are commissioned by integrated care boards to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are private businesses and therefore able to decide how they operate, providing they remain compliant with the appropriate regulations.

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