The 2024 dental recovery plan included four headline initiatives, which aimed to provide an additional 1.5 million courses of treatment at a cost of £200 million in 2024–25.34 Funding for these initiatives would be drawn from anticipated underspends in the 2024–25 dental budget.35 These initiatives were: • the new patient premium (NPP): in 2024–25, participating practices could receive a credit of UDAs equivalent to £15 or £50 for each eligible new patient they saw (depending on the complexit...

The 2024 dental recovery plan included four headline initiatives, which aimed to provide an additional 1.5 million courses of treatment at a cost of £200 million in 2024–25.34 Funding for these initiatives would be drawn from anticipated underspends in the 2024–25 dental budget.35 These initiatives were: • the new patient premium (NPP): in 2024–25, participating practices could receive a credit of UDAs equivalent to £15 or £50 for each eligible new patient they saw (depending on the complexity of the treatment); • ‘golden hello’ payments to dentists: incentive payments of £20,000 (paid over three years from 2024–25) for 240 dentists; • uplift Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Autumn 2025 2.2 NHSE is carrying out analysis of the main initiatives which were planned to result in additional appointments being delivered: the New Patient Premium, Gold