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 ensure that (a) teledentistry and (b) other telehealth technologies and practices maintain professional standards.

The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator responsible for the regulation of dentists and dental care practitioners in the United Kingdom. The GDC provides the standards of conduct, performance and ethics that govern dental professionals, which apply in all clinical settings, including teledentistry. The GDC has also issued guidance for dental professionals and patients on direct-to-consumer orthodontics. Service providers offering remote medical advice are required to register with the Care Quality Commission where immediate attention or action is required or triage is provided.