Private dental services market study
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into the supply of private dental services in the UK.
Administrative timetable聽
| Date | Action |
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| 4 March 2027 | Statutory deadline |
| March 2027 | Publication of final report |
| 5 March 2026 | Launch of the market study |
Our project roadmap covers what to expect at important stages of the market study and how to engage with us. We will update this throughout the study.聽聽
Update and further stakeholder input
17聽July 2026: The CMA has published聽an update on our study. It gives an overview of our engagement to date, confirms the scope of the market study, and highlights where we seek further stakeholder input.聽
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Responses to聽invitation to comment聽on statement of scope聽
17聽July 2026:聽The CMA has聽published responses to聽its聽invitation to comment on聽the聽statement of scope聽(published聽on 5 March 2026), which set out the views of individuals, businesses, consumer聽groups聽and representative bodies who commented on our proposed scope.聽聽聽
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Launch of market study聽
5聽March 2026: The CMA聽launched a market study into the聽supply of private dental services in the UK.聽聽
We invited views from 5 March to 2 April聽2026聽from all interested parties on the聽proposed scope of the market study聽set out聽in the statement of scope.
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Call for views
The call for views from consumers and dental professionals closed on 19 March 2026. A summary of responses is in our update published on聽17聽July 2026.
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Relevant correspondence
Consumer advice
5聽March 2026: The CMA has published guidance on choosing and paying for dental care.
- Choosing and paying for dental care (5.3.26)
Contact
聽Personal information聽
The CMA may collect,聽use聽and share personal data for its market studies under the Enterprise Act 2002. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.聽
For more information about how the CMA handles personal data, visit the聽CMA鈥檚鈥�personal information charter.
Updates to this page
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Further stakeholder input requested, responses to statement of scope and market study update published.
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