APPG for Dentistry and Oral Health

Officers

Yasmin Qureshi: Yasmin is the Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden and a Co-Chair of the APPG for Dentistry & Oral Health (2022-present)
Mary Kelly Foy: Mary is the Labour MP for Durham City and a Co-Chair of the APPG for Dentistry & Oral Health (2025-present)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth: Lord Bourne is a Conservative Member of the House of Lords and Vice-Chair of the APPG for Dentistry & Oral Health (2024-present)
Ian Roome: Ian is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon and Vice-Chair of the APPG for Dentistry & Oral Health (2024-present)

Members

Adam Dance MP	Liberal Democrat
Adrian Ramsay	Green Party
Afzal Khan MP	Labour
Andrew George MP	Liberal Democrats
Andrew Rosindell MP	Conservative
Andrew Pakes MP	Labour and Co-operative
Anna Sabine MP	Liberal Democrats
Ashley Fox MP	Conservative
Baroness Redfern	Conservative
Baroness Thornton	Labour
Baroness Walmsley	Liberal Democrat
Ben Goldsborough MP	Labour
Ben Maguire	Liberal Democrat
Cat Smith MP	Labour
Chi Onwurah MP	Labour
Chris Bloore	Labour
Chris Vince MP	Labour
Clive Jones MP	Liberal Democrats
Clive Lewis MP	Labour
Dawn Butler MP	Labour
Grahame Morris MP	Labour
Helen Morgan MP	Liberal Democrat
Ian Sollom MP	Liberal Democract
Imran Hussain MP	Independent
Jayne Kirkham MP	Labour
Jim Shannon MP	DUP
Joe Robertson MP	Conservative
Sir John Hayes MP	Conservative
Kim Leadbeater MP	Labour
Lord Scriven	Liberal Democrat
Linsey Farnsworth MP	Labour
Mary Kelly Foy MP	Labour
Mohammad Yasin MP	Labour
Natalie Fleet	Labour
Navendu Mishra MP	Labour
Neil Duncan Jordan MP	Labour
Paul Davies	Labour
Perran Moon MP	Labour
Peter Dowd MP	Labour
Pippa Heylings MP	Liberal Democrats
Professor Baroness Finlay of Llandaff	Crossbench
Rachel Gilmour MP	Liberal Democrats
Rachael Maskell MP	Labour
Rebecca Smith MP	Conservative
Richard Foorde MP	Liberal Democrat
Rosie Duffield MP	Labour
Sarah Gibson MP	Liberal Democrat
Simon Opher MP	Labour
Steff Aquarone MP	Liberal Democrat
Steve Race MP	Labour
Steve Yemm MP	Labour
Tan Singh Dhesi MP	Labour
Terry Jermy MP	Labour
Tom Gordon MP	Liberal Democrat

Contact details

Registered contact

Public enquiry point

Secretariat

Events

2025/26

9 December: APPG Annual General Meeting
9 December: Christmas Drinks Reception sponsored by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme
3 February: A private parliamentary Q&A session with the Minister responsible for Dentistry, Stephen Kinnock MP
22 April: A panel session held in parliament in collaboration with the Nuffield Trust - “The Dental Dilemma: Can We Afford Universal NHS Dentistry?”

2024/25

4 December: Christmas Drinks Reception sponsored by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme
6 March: Joint APPG for Dentistry & Oral Health and APPG for Health virtual event on how to deliver the additional 700,00 urgent dental appointments across the country. You may also be interested in reading our blog: How can we make urgent care work for practices and patients?
25 March: Joint roundtable on the impact that the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has had on our oral and general health with Obesity Health Alliance

Documents

A message from our Chair, Yasmin Qureshi

“This crisis in NHS dentistry is hitting millions, fuelling health inequalities. I want this group to be a voice for patients and dentists in Parliament, helping to push this crucial issue to the top of the agenda here in Westminster. Because dentistry should not be an optional extra – it should be a core part of our NHS.”

Above: Yasmin Qureshi photographed on a visit to the Dental School at King’s College London in June 2022.

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