NHS dentistry in England
An overview of NHS dentistry in England, including a discussion of current challenges facing providers and the government response.

This pack has been produced ahead of the General Debate to be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 19 July 2018 on the Tobacco Control Plan.
Commons Library debate pack - The Tobacco Control Plan (206 KB , PDF)
The Government published a new Government tobacco plan, Towards a smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England 2017 in July 2017. This contained four national ambitions for tobacco control:
Health organisations welcomed the publication of the plan and the targets set out within it, especially an ambition to tackle health inequality, a focus on mental health and the inclusion of recommendations about e-cigarettes. However, there were some concerns expressed about a reduction in funding for public health and how this will impact on local smoking cessation services.
A July 2018 report, published by NHS digital reported that the number of adult smokers in England had dropped by around 1.6m between 2011 and 2017. However, it also highlighted that 10.8% of pregnant women in England remained smokers at the time of delivery, well above the national ambition of 6%, and that smoking contributed to 484,700 of all hospital admissions in 2016/17 (an increase of 2% from the previous year).
More information about the tobacco control plan and reactions to this are provided in the November 2017 Library briefing paper, Tobacco control policy overview.
A number of other Commons Library briefing papers provide more background information on specific policies and issues:
This debate pack provides recent press and Parliamentary material on tobacco control policy and the 2017 Tobacco Control Plan.
Commons Library debate pack - The Tobacco Control Plan (206 KB , PDF)
An overview of NHS dentistry in England, including a discussion of current challenges facing providers and the government response.
Where to find advice and signposting for mental health support in the UK.
How to find an NHS dentist appointment and information on NHS dental charges