Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 52
Dental Health: Pupils
Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024
Question
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward proposals to reintroduce school dental screening.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThere are no plans to reintroduce school dental screenings in England. The UK National Screening Committee does not recommend population screening for dental disease in children aged six to nine years old. Further information is available at the following...
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