Dental Services: Databases
Commons · Question 14784 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Yasmin Qureshi
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England requires dental clinics to record the underlying medical cause of traumatic dental injuries in patient datasets; and what plans he has to introduce a specific recording category
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 7 Jul 2026
NHS England's Dental Record Keeping Standards states that every clinical record should include the patient's presenting complaint and diagnosis, with the diagnosis expected to include the underlying cause. These standards apply to the recording of dental ...