Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28043

Dental Services: Cancer

Tabled: 3 February 2025

Answered: 12 February 2025

Question

Kim Leadbeater

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidised dental care for patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government recognises that patients with a cancer diagnosis can have specific dental needs. Free National Health Service dental care is available to people who meet the following criteria:- under 18 years old, or under 19 years old and in full-time ed...

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