Meetings

2.1 The Committee revisited the evidence heard from the Chief Dental Officer during the general scrutiny session held in the previous autumn term and agreed to scope an inquiry into orthodontic services in Wales.

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence heard in the earlier session with the Chief Dental Officer.

Witnesses:

David Thomas – Chief Dental Officer

Lisa Howells – Senior Dental Officer

2.1 The Committee undertook a general scrutiny session with David Thomas, the Chief Dental Officer, and his colleague Lisa Howells, a Senior Dental Officer.

2.2 The Chief Dental Officer agreed to provide the Committee with:

·         additional information on the evaluations undertaken in relation to the quality and outcome and the children and young people dental pilots;

·         additional information on the reasons why details on funding allocations to individual dental practices are no longer published;

·         a copy of Public Health Wales’ revised guidance on dealing with missed appointments, when available;

·         a note on the additional orthodontic services commissioned recently by Hywel Dda Local Health Board, and a copy of the additional data on orthodontic activity in Wales to which he referred during the meeting;

·         a note on the action being undertaken by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in relation to tooth whitening and the illegal practice of dentistry;

·         information regarding the number of domiciliary dental visits undertaken in Wales during the last year.