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Orthodontic services in Wales

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Meeting: 08/10/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 6.)

Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee's Report on orthodontic services in Wales

NDM5590 David Rees (Aberavon)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the report by the Health and Social Care Committee on orthodontic services in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 15 July 2014.

 

Note: The response of the Minister for Health and Social Services  was laid on 1 October 2014.

 

Supporting Documents

 

Health and Social Care Committee’s Report

Welsh Government’s Response

 

Decision:

The item started at 15.48

 

NDM5590 David Rees (Aberavon)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report by the Health and Social Care Committee on orthodontic services in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 15 July 2014.

 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 02/07/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

Inquiry into orthodontic services in Wales: consideration of the draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report, subject to minor changes, for its inquiry into orthodontic services in Wales.

Meeting: 04/06/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into orthodontic services in Wales: Evidence session 3

Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services

Dr Sandra Sandham, Chair of the Strategic Advisory Group on Orthodontics

David Thomas, Chief Dental Officer

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Minister responded to questions from the Committee.

2.2 The Minister agreed to ask Professor Stephen Richmond to consider the need for a minimum age for referral to orthodontic services, aside from the 2% of children quoted by the Chief Dental Officer as having an identified need for early referral.

Meeting: 08/05/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Inquiry into orthodontic services in Wales: Evidence session 1

British Dental Association in Wales

·         Stuart Geddes, Director of BDA in Wales

 

British Orthodontic Society

·         Peter Nicholson, Consultant Orthodontist, Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Committee members.

 

6.2 Peter Nicholson agreed to provide further information to the Committee on the number of people referred a year early and a year late to specialist orthodontic services, and further evidence to substantiate comments made in relation to the impact of an increase in the number of large corporate providers of specialist orthodontic services.

Meeting: 08/05/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

7 Inquiry into orthodontic services in Wales: Evidence session 2

Local Health Board representatives

·         Karl Bishop, Associate Medical Director (Dentistry), Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

·         Professor Stephen Richmond, Professor in Orthodontics, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

·         Bryan Beardsworth, Dental Services Lead, Hywel Dda University Health Board

·         Warren Tolley, Primary Care Dental Advisor, Powys University Health Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1     The witnesses responded to questions from Committee members.

 

7.2 Warren Tolley agreed to provide data to the Committee on the rates of non-completion of specialist orthodontic treatment and its impact.

 

7.3     Karl Bishop agreed to provide information to the Committee on:

·         The number of missed hospital appointments for specialist orthodontic services;

·         The arrangements in place for providing specialist orthodontic services to individuals originally referred for assessment and treatment in another health board area.

 

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