United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101183
Dental Services
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17 December 2025
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5 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has considered replacing the routine six-monthly dental check-up with a system based on individual clinical need.
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17 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has considered replacing the routine six-monthly dental check-up with a system based on individual clinical need.
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5 January 2026
Answer
Patients should be recalled based on their clinical need. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on recall intervals states that a healthy adult with good oral health should see a dentist once every two years, and a child on...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-17/101183
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1865415
- uk · wq-1865415 · source updated 5 January 2026