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Dental Services: Children

Asked by Saqib BhattiConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 September 2024UIN 4440

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the previous Government's commitment to deliver fluoride varnish treatments to more than 165,000 children in under-served areas.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

We are currently reviewing the previous Government’s Dental Recovery Plan, Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, including proposals to deliver fluoride varnish treatments to more than 165,000 children in under-served areas, and what elements can be taken forward effectively. We will implement our Dental Rescue Plan, including introducing a supervised tooth-brushing scheme for three- to five-year-olds which targets the areas of highest need, and prioritise initiatives that will see the biggest impact on access to National Health Service dental care.

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