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Dental Services: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to community dental services for care home residents in the West Midlands.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
26 Mar 2026
Answer
30 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to community dental services for care home residents in the West Midlands.

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    We recognise that certain groups of patients may be particularly vulnerable to oral health problems and may find it difficult to access dental care. Specialised dental services are in place to provide dental treatment in several settings, including care h...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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