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Dental Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve children's access to orthodontic treatment in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
6 Nov 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve children's access to orthodontic treatment in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    National Health Service orthodontic treatment is free for people under the age of 18 years old with a clear health need for treatment. Adult patients, and patients under the age of 18 years old who do not qualify for NHS orthodontic treatment, may choose ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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