How to engage with the CMA’s private dental services market study

UK — Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) · 2026-07-17 · UK · verified record

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is undertaking a market study into the private dental services sector.

How to engage with the CMA’s private dental services market study The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is undertaking a market study into the private dental services sector. We are looking at: - how the market works - how well it performs for consumers - how it can possibly work better We are focusing on the supply of private dental services – including preventative, clinically necessary and cosmetic treatments – in the UK. Work in the private dentistry market aligns strongly with our strategic objectives. Across all of our work, we focus on delivering tangible benefits for the UK’s economy, its citizens and businesses. In particular, as set out in our Strategy 2026 to 2029, the CMA helps improve household prosperity by promoting competition and protecting consumers. We take particular care to prevent harm to consumers in areas of essential spend and at moments of vulnerability. Sign up to the mailing list to receive updates about this market study. Market study timeline Below we set out our roadmap for the market study, and how you can engage with us. The dates are included as a guide and may be updated. The CMA will conduct the market study in line with its 4Ps framework: Pace, Predictability, Proportionality, Process. We will update this page throughout the market study, and you can subscribe to get emails when we update it. The button to opt in for email notifications can be found at the bottom of the page under contact. Launch: March 2026 On 5 March 2026 we launched a market study, which we expect to last for 12 months. We published a statement of scope, which: - explains why we are launching a market study - sets out the proposed scope of the market study - sets out at a high-level categories of potential outcomes from the market study (‘remedies’) We invited views on the proposed scope of the market study by 2 April 2026, through questions in our statement of scope. We have also published a market study notice, which sets out the legal scope of the study. Webinar: Wednesday 18 March 2026 We held a webinar for stakeholders on how the market study will run.…