We welcome the Government’s ambition for everyone who needs an NHS dentist to be able to access one. This ambition must ensure access within a reasonable timeframe and a reasonable distance. The Government must set out how they intend to realise this ambition and what the timeline will be for delivery. It is vital that this ambition is the central tenet of the Government’s forthcoming dental recovery plan. Once the plan has been published, we will revisit the recommendations in this report to...

We welcome the Government’s ambition for everyone who needs an NHS dentist to be able to access one. This ambition must ensure access within a reasonable timeframe and a reasonable distance. The Government must set out how they intend to realise this ambition and what the timeline will be for delivery. It is vital that this ambition is the central tenet of the Government’s forthcoming dental recovery plan. Once the plan has been published, we will revisit the recommendations in this report to assess it against this criteria. Type: recommendation | Number: 2 | Paragraph: 14 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Accept The Department accepts this recommendation. We agree that patients need to be well informed about how NHS dentistry works and the care they are entitled to. NHS England has created a new group of Patient and Public Voice (PPV) partners and are working on a suite of public facing documents tha