Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84205

Dental Services: Children

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve children's access to orthodontic treatment in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
National Health Service orthodontic treatment is free for people under the age of 18 years old with a clear health need for treatment. Adult patients, and patients under the age of 18 years old who do not qualify for NHS orthodontic treatment, may choose ...

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