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Temporomandibular Disorder: Health Services

Commons · Question 66828 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to assess the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of transferring people unable to access timely care on the NHS to private sector providers for temporoma

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Jul 2025

Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) treatment is considered as planned non-emergency care. The NHS.UK website advises that it is not usually serious and generally gets better without treatment. Further information is available at the following link:ht...