Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2017 to Question 909377, on dental services: Birmingham, when NHS England plans to start the scheme referred to; and how that scheme will prevent poor oral health in children.

NHS England has advised that it has not yet set a date for a roll out of this scheme across the West Midlands area. The timetable for roll out will be discussed by NHS England West Midlands Local Office with their Local Dental Network in July. This will also cover scope of the scheme. A prior pilot scheme in Herefordshire focussed on educating dentists about best practice in addressing high dental needs in young children.