Jason Wong: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- chief dental officer for England
- Quoted on
- Dentistry access, NHS waiting lists
- Tracked press citations
- 17
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“Dentists have been working tirelessly to care for patients, and I want to thank them for their dedication. We listened closely to the profession, and these reforms are centred on improving patients' experience, from getting urgent care more easily to supporting longer-term and preventative treatment, especially for children.”
What Jason Wong has said
“We listened closely to the profession and these reforms are centred on improving patients' experience, from getting urgent care more easily to supporting longer-term and preventative treatment, especially for children.”
chief dental officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · Millions of people set to benefit from 'major overhaul' of NHS dentistry ↗
“We listened closely to the profession, and these reforms are centred on improving patients' experience, from getting urgent care more easily to supporting longer-term and preventative treatment, especially for children.”
England's chief dental officer · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · Dentists in England to be paid more to expand access to urgent NHS dental care ↗
“This is a really positive step for Plymouth. The practice will make a tangible difference for patients who need care quickly, while giving students are trainees the real-world experience they need to become confident, skilled dental professionals.”
Chief dental officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · New dental training centre opens to urgent care patients ↗
“Widening access to include other oral healthcare beyond urgent care means more patients will be seen quickly and get the care they need before problems escalate.”
Chief Dental Officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments ↗
“Widening access to include other oral health care beyond urgent care means more patients will be seen quickly and get the care they need before problems escalate.”
Chief Dental Officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · Government expands dental access to support urgent care ↗
“"We're going to be training 30 students a year, and of course, if you multiply that across the number of students and the number of appointments, it makes a big difference"”
chief dental officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · New dental institute will make a 'big difference' ↗
“All the research suggests that having the training in the locations that need it most, attracts people to those roles in that area. That means a dental school would recruit from within Lincolnshire and that would be a gamechanger for the region.”
Chief Dental Officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · Strong Roots campaign launches to tackle ‘Dental Desert’ crisis and build workforce for Lincolnshire and beyond ↗
“All the research suggests that having the training in the locations that need it most, attracts people to those roles in that area. That means a dental school would recruit from within Lincolnshire and that would be a gamechanger for the region.”
Chief Dental Officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · Strong Roots Campaign Launches to Tackle ‘Dental Desert’ Crisis and Build the Workforce Lincolnshire and Britain Needs ↗
“it was a "really positive step for Plymouth"”
chief dental officer for England · Dentistry access · 30 Sept 2026 · Plymouth university dental clinic opens for urgent treatment ↗
“In terms of how we widen participation, we have got an incredibly academic entry requirement, with an incredibly academic course, with a job that if you learn in general practice, which most do, is really people centred.”
Chief dental officer for England · Dentistry access · 29 Sept 2026 · Dentistry entry requirements questioned ↗
“Chief dental officer for England Jason Wong MBE will explore what has changed six months on from NHS contract reform and what comes next for oral health.”
Chief dental officer for England · Dentistry access · 29 Sept 2026 · Dentistry Show London 2026: make time for what’s next ↗
“Chief Dental Officer Jason Wong has confirmed the manufacture, import, and export of dental amalgam will end globally in 2034.”
Chief Dental Officer · NHS waiting lists · 29 Sept 2026 · Dental amalgam phase-out set for 2034 · 2.34m in English NHS dental deserts · FNU1 virus cuts bacteria by 94% ↗
“These changes are a positive step for dental professionals and patients.”
Chief Dental Officer for England · Dentistry access · 10 Sept 2026 · Exclusive: reforms to dental contract are a ‘positive step’, says CDO ↗
“The CDO for England, Jason Wong, highlighted when appearing in front of a committee of MPs earlier this year that the NHS dental workforce needs to feel able to provide safe care and feel safe doing so.”
Chief Dental Officer for England · Dentistry access · 10 Sept 2026 · Workforce planning – the issue that won’t go away ↗
“Jason Wong, chief dental officer (CDO) for England, shares some insight on incoming changes to the NHS dental contract and what practices can expect from them.”
Chief dental officer (CDO) for England · Dentistry access · 10 Sept 2026 · What do contract changes mean for practices? CDO for England explains ↗
“Widening access to include other oral health care beyond urgent care means more patients will be seen quickly and get the care they need before problems escalate.”
Chief dental officer for England · Dentistry access · 10 Sept 2026 · Pledged 700,000 extra appointments expanded to non-urgent cases ↗
Where Jason Wong has been quoted
- Major boost for millions of NHS dental patientsgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Millions of people set to benefit from 'major overhaul' of NHS dentistrychroniclelive.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Dentists in England to be paid more to expand access to urgent NHS dental careoralhealthgroup.com · 30 Sept 2026
- New dental training centre opens to urgent care patientsdentistry.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointmentsgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Government expands dental access to support urgent carenationalhealthexecutive.com · 30 Sept 2026
- New dental institute will make a 'big difference'bbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Strong Roots campaign launches to tackle ‘Dental Desert’ crisis and build workforce for Lincolnshire and beyondlincolnshireworld.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Strong Roots Campaign Launches to Tackle ‘Dental Desert’ Crisis and Build the Workforce Lincolnshire and Britain Needsnews.lincoln.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Plymouth university dental clinic opens for urgent treatmentbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Dentistry entry requirements questioneddentistry.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Dentistry Show London 2026: make time for what’s nextdentistry.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Dental amalgam phase-out set for 2034 · 2.34m in English NHS dental deserts · FNU1 virus cuts bacteria by 94%buttondown.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Exclusive: reforms to dental contract are a ‘positive step’, says CDOdentistry.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Workforce planning – the issue that won’t go awaydentistry.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- What do contract changes mean for practices? CDO for England explainsdentistry.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Pledged 700,000 extra appointments expanded to non-urgent casesdentistry.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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