Community Dental Services

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:22 pm on 12 October 2022.

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Photo of Rhys ab Owen Rhys ab Owen Plaid Cymru 2:22, 12 October 2022

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Minister, it's clear that there is a problem in this area. Last Friday I had two e-mails from constituents saying that they were concerned that they couldn't access service for their children. One had been encouraged to go private by the dentist, and the other had been told by their dentist that they would have to wait for their two-year-old child at least two years before they would have an appointment. The dental health of children in Wales is a concern. The evidence shows that we are already behind England in that regard. At the beginning of July last year, you said that dental services would go back to normal once emergency treatments had been dealt with first. When will that happen, Minister?