Monday 27th January 2020, 7:00 to 8:30pm

House of Commons, Westminster, London

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Special Guest speaker Jo Churchill MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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Why is oral health isolated from traditional health care and policy discussions when it is the third most expensive health condition behind diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

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Despite being largely preventable, dental diseases places a significant burden on the NHS. There were 102,663 hospital admissions due to tooth decay among children aged under ten between April 2015 and March 2018.

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An expert panel, including politicians, policy makers and clinicians debated this vital topic.

 

Panel Speakers:

• Sara Hurley, Chief Dental Officer, England

• Dr Nigel Carter OBE, Chief Executive, Oral Health Foundation

• Harriet Wolfe, Managing Director and Principal, Seahorse Nursery, Wimbledon Park

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The meeting was co-chaired by Dr Sejal Bhansali (Chair, Conservative Dentists) and Professor Roger Williams CBE (Chair, Conservative Health)