Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 54203

Dental Services: Epilepsy

Tabled: 21 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing medical exemptions to access NHS care for dental injuries caused as a result of epileptic seizures.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

There are currently no plans to extend the list of people eligible for free National Health Service dental care to include those with dental injuries caused by epileptic seizures. Free NHS dental care is available to people who meet one of the following c...

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