Health Committee to hold hearings on GDC and Child Oral Health
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The House of Commons Health Committee, Chair Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, is to hold an accountability hearing with the General Dental Council (GDC) on Tuesday 3 March 2015 at 2.30pm.
They will also be holding a one off evidence session on Tuesday 24 February 2015 to examine children’s oral health in England.
There is no formal call for evidence for the GDC hearing, but the Committee would be pleased to receive written submissions on the work of the Council in advance of the session. Written evidence must be submitted via the web portal and the deadline for submitting written evidence is 5.00pm on Thursday 19 February 2015 (please note that the portal will close shortly after the deadline).
Committee Website: http://www.parliament.uk/healthcom
The Health Committee is to hold a one off evidence session on Tuesday 24 February 2015 to examine children’s oral health in England. NHS figures show that dental caries are the main cause of admission to hospital for children aged 5-9 and in September 2014 Public Health England reported that 12% of children in England had experienced dental decay.
There is no formal call for evidence for this hearing, but the Committee would be pleased to receive written submissions on children’s oral health and NHS dental services for children in England. Written evidence must be submitted via the Children’s Oral Health web page and the deadline for submitting written evidence is 5.00pm on Friday 13 February 2015 (please note that the portal will close shortly after the deadline).
Committee Membership is as follows: Dr Sarah Wollaston (Chair) (Con) (Totnes), Rosie Cooper (Lab) (West Lancashire), Andrew George (Lib Dem) (St Ives), Robert Jenrick (Con) (Newark), Barbara Keeley (Lab) (Worsley and Eccles South), Charlotte Leslie (Con) (Bristol North West), Grahame M Morris (Lab) (Easington), Andrew Percy (Con) (Brigg and Goole), Mr Virendra Sharma (Lab) (Ealing Southall), David Tredinnick (Con) (Bosworth), Valerie Vaz (Lab) (Walsall South)
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