Petition · past parliament

Force all Dental practices to increase their NHS patient intake.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Make dental practices ensure more NHS spaces are available to help many people who do not have access to a dentist since lockdown.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The decision to take on more NHS patients is a matter for individual providers and is not the responsibility of the Government

We currently have the below petition open on this topic which you might like to sign:

Increase funding to ensure all adults and children have access to a dentist.
Increase funding to ensure all adults and children have access to a dentist.

Timeline

24 Nov 2022 Petition opened for signatures
28 Nov 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Nov 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.