Written questions

Sick Leave: Dental Health

Commons · Question 8319 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of working days lost every year in England as a result of dental problems.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 22 Jun 2026

Data specifically on the number of working days lost in England as a result of dental problems is not held. Data on the number of working days lost to sickness absence as a result of Eye/ear/nose/mouth/dental problems in the UK is available in the followi...