Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37466

Dental Services: Pension Credit

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make (a) dental mouth guards and (b) other dental orthotics services available for free on the NHS for people who are on Pension Credit.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Dental mouth guards are available for free to any patient who is in receipt of Pension Credit, Guarantee Credit, or anyone else who is exempt from dental patient charges, where they have a specific dental need for one. There are currently no plans to chan...

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