Dental Services: Epilepsy
Commons · Question 14785 · 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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential fiscal cost of introducing a medical exemption from NHS dental charges for the repair of teeth damaged by epileptic seizures.
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 ...