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Cleft Palate: Dental Services

Commons · Question 92175 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Marie Goldman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on (a) dental access and (b) treatment outcomes for people born with a cleft lip and/or palate.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 25 Nov 2025

Data is not held centrally on dental access and treatment outcomes for people born with a cleft. We recognise that certain groups of patients may be more vulnerable to oral health problems, including patients with clefts.NHS England commissions services f...