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Dental Services: Medical Treatments Abroad

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 May 2025UIN 53422

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of correcting cosmetic dental surgery undertaken by British nationals abroad in the last 12 months.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold data on the overall costs to the National Health Service of treating complications arising from cosmetic, including dental, procedures undertaken overseas. We are exploring ways to improve our understanding of the scale and impact of these costs on NHS services.

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