Emergency Dental Service

HC Deb 09 May 1966 vol 728 c4

10. Mr. Lubbock

asked the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to bring about the establishment of an emergency dental service.

Mr. K. Robinson

On present advice I do not consider that the establishment of such a service would be justified.

Mr. Lubbock

Does the Minister consider that in establishing the health centres that he is talking about there might be some scope for including dental services among those to be provided?

Mr. Robinson

This is done, but not on a very extensive scale. The Estimates Committee considered this question a few years ago but concluded that the setting up of special arrangements, whether financed by the dentists themselves or by the Health Departments, would not be justified.