HC Deb 06 May 2003 vol 404 c653W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each prison the average waiting time to see a dentist for prisoners(a) experiencing dental pain and (b) requiring a routine appointment. [111107]

Jacqui Smith

Those prisoners experiencing dental pain receive treatment without delay, where necessary accessing outside services. Information about routine dental treatment is not comprehensively available. For specific treatments, prisons report waiting times of between one and 55 days.