<p>We are currently working on a Dentistry Recovery Plan, to improve access to dental care across England. It will build upon the first package of reforms agreed in July 2022, which included changes to banding and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity (UDA) value. Our plan will include addressing how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients; and how we make National Health Service work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver NHS care.</p><p>North East London Integrated Care Board authorised the investment of £3.1 million in respect of additional dental access for its population in August 2023. All practices were offered the opportunity to apply, from which eight practices in Havering took up the offer. As a result an additional 11,800 UDAs have been commissioned.</p>