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Children and Young People Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 1 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 3 November 2011 |
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Meeting time: |
10: - 11:15 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Christine Chapman (Chair) Angela Burns Jocelyn Davies Keith Davies Suzy Davies Julie Morgan Lynne Neagle Jenny Rathbone Aled Roberts Simon Thomas |
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Witnesses: |
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Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Health and Social Services Professor Ivor G Chestnutt, Professor and Hon. Consultant in Dental Public Health, Cardiff University School of Dentistry Andrew Powell-Chandler, Head of Dental Policy |
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Committee Staff: |
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Claire Morris (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Deputy Clerk) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed everybody to the meeting. There were no apologies.
2. Inquiry into Children's Oral Health in Wales: Ministerial Scrutiny Session
2.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister and her officials to the meeting. Members questioned the Minister.
2.2 The Minister agreed to provide further information on:
· The evaluation of the Design to Smile programme
· The number of children within Local Health Board areas registered with Community Dental Service outside of the scheme.
· Numbers of Children included in the worst quintile who are being targeted to raise levels to the middle quintile
· Breakdown of schools included in the programme outside of the targeted areas by Local Authority
· Number of Heath Visitors involved in the delivery of Design to Smile programme for the 0-3 elements and how the additional funding is provided.
· The evaluation undertaken by previous Welsh Ministers on the possibility for water fluoridisation and supporting evidence.
3. Papers to note
3.1 The Committee noted the following paper:
· Minutes from the previous meeting
Transcript
View the meeting transcript.