<p>Orthodontic Services</p>

Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:56 pm on 1 March 2017.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 2:56, 1 March 2017

I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his reply. I’m not quite sure if we’ve been reading the same report, and I obviously looked at the report from the particular aspect of the area I represent and Hywel Dda in particular, where it says there is a real problem in accessing orthodontic services. I had confirmation this week from the British Dental Association as well that waiting lists in Hywel Dda for children aged between nine and 17 are, at the moment, at three years and four months, and that is against the target of six months. So, I have to ask, in light of the report, which doesn’t have any firm outcomes and targets within it, what is the Government doing to ensure that the constituents who I represent in the Hywel Dda health board region are able—particularly young constituents—to access orthodontic treatment within a reasonable period of time, remembering that this impacts upon their schooling and their upbringing?