Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 52

Dental Health: Pupils

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward proposals to reintroduce school dental screening.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
There 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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