WAQ73022 (e) Tabled on 16/02/2017

Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the report on the state of orthodontic services in Wales which should have been provided at the end of January, according to comments made in Plenary on 7 December 2016?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport | Answered on 22/02/2017

Professor Stephen Richmond, Cardiff University School of Dentistry, has produced a second update of his 2010 independent report on primary care orthodontic services in Wales, using data from April 2015 to March 2016. In summary it shows areas of good progress together with making recommendations on where further improvements can be made.

A copy of the report is available here: http://gov.wales/topics/health/professionals/dental/orthodontics/?lang=en