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Dental Health: Pupils

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 July 2024UIN 52

The question

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

Answered by 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 link:

https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/dental-disease/

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