Written questions

Dental Services: Temporomandibular Disorder

Commons · Question 45354 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on how to support individuals who develop temporomandibular disorder as a result of orthodontic treatment.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 Apr 2025

Information is not held centrally on the number of people with temporomandibular disorder linked to orthodontic treatment.More widely, the Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a r...