Request

  1. “Confirmation of whether or not you record when a dental practice that provides NHS dentistry no longer provides NHS dentistry.” [AND]

    2. “Confirm whether or not you record the reason as to why practices stop providing NHS dentistry (closing, retirement of dentist, dentist deciding to just offer private dental services etc).” [AND]

    3. “A breakdown in the last six years of how many dental practices in Scotland stopped providing NHS dentistry (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 so far). If possible, please also provide a breakdown according to the reason why the practices stopped providing NHS dentistry.”
Last updated: 05 March 2026