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UIN 17895

Dental Health: Pupils

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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17 May 2021

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12 July 2021 · Answer

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12 July 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating NHS England to commission services so all schools provide (a) annual or (b) six monthly dental checks for pupils.

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  1. 17 May 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating NHS England to commission services so all schools provide (a) annual or (b) six monthly dental checks for pupils.

    Source: Commons

  2. 12 July 2021

    Answer

    Screening all children for dental disease is not currently recommended by the United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC). The evidence and recommendations for this policy were last assessed by the UK NSC in December 2019 and are set to be review...

    Source: Written answer

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