NHS dental changes to increase by 2.4% from April
The government has announced that NHS dental changes will go up from 1 April by 2.39% .
The government has announced that NHS dental changes will go up from 1 April by 2.39% .
The increase is below the current 3% rate of inflation but we continue to point out to the Department of Health and Social care that NHS dental charges deter many people struggling with cost of living pressures from seeking help when they need it. We also want better promotion of help people can get with NHS healthcare costs.
The exact increases are listed by bands below:
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Band 1 and urgent care, will go up from £26.80 to £27.40
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Band 2, up from £73.50 to £75.30
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Band 3: from £319.10 to £326.70
You can signpost patients to information on what treatments each band covers on this NHS website page (which will be updated in due course with the 2025-26 charges).
In a written statement, the minister responsible for dentistry, Stephen Kinnock, said "dental patients will benefit from the continued provision that this important revenue supports".
He reiterated the government's various plans on dentistry, including asking integrated care boards to deliver an extra £700k urgent dental appointments in the coming year.
The exemption scheme that gives certain people free NHS dental care and the NHS Low Income Scheme will continue unchanged.
For more information, please vist the NHS Webpage by clicking here or the button below.
