Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127703

Dental Health: Health Education

Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 23 April 2026

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of hospital admissions related to dental infections or complications preventable through earlier oral health education and intervention.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
No estimate is available for the number of hospital admissions related to dental infections or complications preventable through earlier oral health education and intervention. However, official statistics on hospital tooth extractions for children and yo...

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