Dental Services: Fees and Charges
(asked on 12th November 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Treasury on the introduction of free dental care for cancer patients.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 16th November 2021
No recent assessment or discussions have taken place. People with cancer can apply for help with National Health Service dental charges on a range of grounds, including partial help through the NHS Low Income Scheme where eligible. Nearly half of all NHS dental patients were treated free of charge in 2020/21.