Dental Services
(asked on 13th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve information for patients who may be exempt from dental charges.
This question was answered on 18th October 2017
The Department makes available to all National Health Service dental practices a patient leaflet which includes information on how to claim free treatment and reminds practices annually of the need to display the leaflets. Information is also set out on NHS Choices and can be found here:
www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1786.aspx?CategoryID=74&SubCategoryID=742
Information on NHS Choices is regularly reviewed.