Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18482

Dental Health and Sepsis

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to collect and publish data on the impact of poor oral health and delayed or unmet dental treatment on NHS hospital costs; and whether his Department collects da

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) produces an annual report which analyses tooth extraction hospital episodes due to tooth decay, and other reasons, in National Health Service hospitals in England for zero to 19 year olds. OHID’s re...

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