Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to increase the availability of orthodontists in Havering.
NHS England is responsible for commissioning National Health Service dental services in England including orthodontic services.
NHS England has confirmed that new personal dental services contracts across London will start in October 2019. This will help meet the orthodontic needs of local residents within each borough. NHS dental practices will continue to provide the same NHS services that all children are currently eligible to receive.