§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what extra funding is being made available to ensure the full availability of NHS dentistry by 2001. [143263]
§ Mr. HuttonThe dental strategy includes up to £100 million funding up to the end of the next financial year, for modernising National Health Service dentistry. Meeting our target for increased dental access will cost another £80 million a year in extra treatment fees. As well as this earmarked funding, health authorities are able to use their growth funds to finance personal dental services, targeting local access problems.