The dental recovery plan relied on centrally planned and imposed initiatives that ultimately failed to positively influence the amount of care delivered by dental practices. The dental recovery plan set out national initiatives that relied on take–up and delivery at a local level, hoping to influence the behaviour of individual dental practices. This approach ultimately failed, with the example of mobile dental vans particularly illustrative of a nationally–planned idea failing to address iss...

The dental recovery plan relied on centrally planned and imposed initiatives that ultimately failed to positively influence the amount of care delivered by dental practices. The dental recovery plan set out national initiatives that relied on take–up and delivery at a local level, hoping to influence the behaviour of individual dental practices. This approach ultimately failed, with the example of mobile dental vans particularly illustrative of a nationally–planned idea failing to address issues on the ground. Going beyond this national plan, it is imperative that regional disparities in access to NHS dentistry are resolved–access to NHS dent Type: conclusion | Number: 4 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. also note that there has been no reduction in dental funding in 2025-26 and that the dental ringfence is being extended into 2026-27 to provide further support to ICBs. The value of the dental ringfence has inc