Pre-release access for hospital tooth extractions in 0 to 19 year olds 2025
Published 17 February 2026
Applies to England
The following post holders were given pre-release access prior to release. Statistical staff and those involved in the production and quality assurance of the document are excluded.
Department of Health and Social Care
The following post holders were granted pre-release access:
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- Minister of State for Care
- Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Care
- Director General of the Chief Scientific Adviser Group
- Director of the Chief Analyst Directorate
- Consultant in Dental Public Health
- Deputy Director for Dentistry and Dental Public Health
- Senior Clinical Adviser for Children’s Oral Health
- Dental Policy Adviser
- Lead Analyst for Dentistry and Pharmacy
- Dentistry Analyst
- 5 special advisers
- Private Secretary to the Special Advisers
- 3 communications leads
Number 10
The following post holders were granted pre-release access:
- Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
- 2 data scientists
- Senior Policy Adviser for Health and Social Care
- Special Political Adviser to the Prime Minister
- Chief Press Officer
- Special Adviser to the Communications team
- Head of Strategic Communications
- Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Health
- Communications Officer
- Deputy Director of Delivery Unit
NHS England
The following post holders were granted pre-release access:
- Chief Dental Officer
- Director of Dentistry, Community Pharmacy and Optometry
- 9 regional consultants in dental public health