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		Written answer
	answer has question	Y8eqLV4s
	answer has answering person	Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom
	answer text	<p>Patients do not routinely join National Health Service dental waiting lists and are only registered with a dental practice for a course of treatment. In July 2022 we announced a package of reforms to improve access to NHS dentistry. This included changes to banding of courses of treatments and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity value.</p><p>From 1 April 2023 responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. ICBs are responsible for identifying areas of need and determine the priorities for investment. We are working on our Dentistry Recovery Plan which will include how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients.</p>
	answer given date	2023-11-20
	answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	written answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has written answer	KySESfl3
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has answer	KySESfl3
Y8eqLV4s	question has answer	KySESfl3
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom	answering person has answer	KySESfl3