Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 84008

Armed Forces: Dental Services

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were categorised as NATO dental fitness Category (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 4 on the basis that they needed dental care or treatment in order to be fully deployable in each of the last 1

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
The following table provides the numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel categorised as NATO Category 2, 3 and 4, as at 1 April each year from 1 April 2015 to April 2025: NATO Category234201510,0968,01528,76720169,8936,94822,47820179,4966,08119,435201810,409...

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