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Cleft Palate: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to dental care for people with a cleft.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
13 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to dental care for people with a cleft.

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We recognise that certain groups of patients may be more vulnerable to oral health problems, including patients with clefts.NHS England commissions services for children, young people, and adults with a cleft lip and/or palate. The patient pathway can sta...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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