Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127701
Dental Health: Health Education
Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 23 April 2026
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of preventable conditions resulting from lack of access to oral health education and care.
Answer
Stephen KinnockNo estimate is available of the costs to the National Health Service of preventable conditions resulting from lack of access to oral health education and care. The costs to the NHS of hospital admissions for decay-related tooth extractions, which are larg...
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