To receive any questions or petitions from members of the public
Minutes:
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Sylvia Parry raised the following three questions:- |
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(a) Members of Stocksbridge Community Health Forum would like to know if this Committee has an Annual Report from the Sheffield Dental Hospital. |
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Response – The Chair indicated that the Sheffield Dental Hospital was part of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and it was suggested that a request be made to the Trust to include this information in their Quality Accounts, if they were not already doing so. |
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(b) Will this Committee support the return of an annual dental inspection for all children, from nursery to secondary school age, in their schools? |
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Response – The Chair stated that there was a need to obtain confirmation in terms of current arrangements and costs in respect of this issue prior to the Committee making any decision thereon. |
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(c) How closely do dentists work with GPs? |
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Response – The Chair stated that information would be requested from the Dental Public Health Team. |