Children: Oral Health - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:36 pm on 4 December 2017.

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Photo of Lord Colwyn Lord Colwyn Conservative 2:36, 4 December 2017

My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend mentioned the dental contract because the current target-driven contract was introduced in 2006. The Government committed to reforming it in their 2010 manifesto, but progress has been very slow. The latest reports speak of a national rollout no earlier than 2021. We urgently need a new contract that rewards prevention. Does my noble friend not agree that patients and dentists should not have to wait so long?