United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 89332
Dental Health: Screening
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10 November 2025
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17 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to embed routine oral health (a) screening and (b) signposting in (i) GP, (ii) pharmacy, (iii) community and (iv) other NHS primary care health checks.
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10 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to embed routine oral health (a) screening and (b) signposting in (i) GP, (ii) pharmacy, (iii) community and (iv) other NHS primary care health checks.
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17 November 2025
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Dental screening is not recommended due to a lack of evidence that it effectively reduces dental disease. Professionals working in general practice, pharmacy, and community-based services have an important role to help people prevent oral disease and acce...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-10/89332
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1850379
- uk · wq-1850379 · source updated 17 November 2025