AQW 34458/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will review and update General Dental Services fees to reflect the appropriate cost of providing dental care.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 3 November 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 3 November 2025
- Answer due by
- 18 November 2025
- Answered
- 26 November 202523 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
A cost-of-service review of General Dental Services is currently underway. The review is intended to provide an independent assessment of the actual costs incurred by dental practices in delivering Health Service dental treatments and will inform future decisions on fee structures as part of evidence-based reform.