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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that teeth whitening products that could have the potential to contain harmful products are carefully regulated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that teeth whitening products that could have the potential to contain harmful products are carefully regulated.
Cosmetic products such as teeth whitening kits sold in the UK must meet some of the strictest safety requirements in the world and may only be placed on the market if they meet those strict safety requirements.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards works with colleagues in local enforcement authorities to take effective enforcement action where products are identified that do not meet the UK’s product safety requirements and expects retailers, including online platforms, to act quickly to remove them from sale.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure home teeth-whitening kits sold online do not contain dangerous levels of hydrogen peroxide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure home teeth-whitening kits sold online do not contain dangerous levels of hydrogen peroxide.
Cosmetic products such as teeth whitening kits sold in the UK must meet some of the strictest safety requirements in the world and may only be placed on the market if they meet strict safety requirements, including specific restrictions on the use of potentially harmful chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) works with colleagues in local Trading Standards to take effective enforcement action where products are identified online that do not meet the UK’s product safety requirements and expects online platforms to act quickly to remove them from sale.
Through its Call for Evidence, OPSS is reviewing the UK’s product safety framework to ensure it is fit for purpose, protects consumers, and enables businesses to safely innovate and grow. The implications of non-traditional models of supply, including e-commerce, and how it has changed the way products are distributed, forms of part of the review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent the selling by online marketplaces of teeth whiteners which exceed the legal amount of hydrogen peroxide permitted for home use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent the selling by online marketplaces of teeth whiteners which exceed the legal amount of hydrogen peroxide permitted for home use.
Cosmetic products such as teeth whitening kits sold in the UK must meet some of the strictest safety requirements in the world and may only be placed on the market if they meet strict safety requirements, including specific restrictions on the use of potentially harmful chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) works with colleagues in local Trading Standards to take effective enforcement action where products are identified online that do not meet the UK’s product safety requirements and expects online platforms to act quickly to remove them from sale.
Through its Call for Evidence, OPSS is reviewing the UK’s product safety framework to ensure it is fit for purpose, protects consumers, and enables businesses to safely innovate and grow. The implications of non-traditional models of supply, including e-commerce, and how it has changed the way products are distributed, forms of part of the review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted for illegally administering teeth whitening processes in the past three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted for illegally administering teeth whitening processes in the past three years.
The number of people convicted for offences under s41 of the Dentistry Act 1984 (“Unregistered person carrying on the business of dentistry”) over the last 3 years was 2; 1 in each of 2016 and 2017. It is not possible to identify whether these offences were specific to teeth whitening in centrally held data on court proceedings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that teeth-whitening procedures are undertaken by regulated professionals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that teeth-whitening procedures are undertaken by regulated professionals.
The Government is committed to improving the safety of cosmetic procedures through better training for practitioners, and clear information so that people can make informed decisions about their care.
Teeth whitening is the practice of dentistry and teeth whitening products containing or releasing between 0.1% and 6% hydrogen peroxide can only be sold to dental practitioners.
By law, dentistry must only be carried out by dental professionals who are registered with the General Dental Council. It is a criminal offence for anyone other than a registered dentist, or a registered dental practitioner acting under the supervision of a dentist, to offer teeth whitening.
The General Dental Council or Trading Standards have powers to investigate and refer for prosecution unregistered individuals or businesses offering teeth whitening services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to dental practices on the promotion of private tooth-whitening procedures in their surgeries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to dental practices on the promotion of private tooth-whitening procedures in their surgeries.
Only treatments that are clinically necessary are provided on the National Health Service so tooth whitening can only usually be provided privately. No specific guidance is therefore issued by the Department or NHS England on tooth whitening.
As with any other dental cosmetic procedure practices are able to advertise and offer this service to patients privately. Dentists are required to make clear to patients what treatments are being provided on the NHS and privately and the costs, risks and benefits associated with each.
Dentists’ clinical practice is regulated by the General Dental Council. This includes cosmetic procedures such as tooth whitening as well as treatments that are clinically necessary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2015 to Question 3944, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in (a) Lancashire, (b) Greater Manchester, (c) Merseyside, (d) Cheshire and (e) Cumbria for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2015 to Question 3944, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in (a) Lancashire, (b) Greater Manchester, (c) Merseyside, (d) Cheshire and (e) Cumbria for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38...
The number of offenders found guilty of carrying out tooth whitening treatment illegally in the requested areas of the North West of England in 2014 can be viewed in the table below.
Offenders found guilty of carrying out tooth whitening illegally (1), North West of England, 2014 (2)(3) | |
Area | Total |
Cumbria | - |
Lancashire | 1 |
Merseyside | 1 |
Greater Manchester | 1 |
Cheshire | - |
'-' = Nil | |
(1) Offence prosecuted under Section 38 of the Dentists Act 1984 | |
(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. | |
(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | |
Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice. | |
Ref: PQ 5780 | |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in England for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38 of the Dentists Act 1984 in 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in England for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38 of the Dentists Act 1984 in 2014.
The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Data for offences under section 38 of the Dentist Act 1984 are reported as part of a related group of offences, and it is not possible to separately identify convictions for these specific offences from other offences under the Act. This information may be held by the individual courts in England and Wales and as such it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he will take to discourage the illegal practice of tooth whitening carried out by anyone other than General Dental Council registered dentists or registered dental professionals under the guidance of a registered dentist; what steps he will take to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he will take to discourage the illegal practice of tooth whitening carried out by anyone other than General Dental Council registered dentists or registered dental professionals under the guidance of a registered dentist; what steps he will take to ensure...
Adjournment debate on dental bleaching materials and trading standards.
Adjournment debate on dental bleaching materials and trading standards.
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) on securing this important debate. It is not the first time he has come to the House to campaign on this issue—he deserves a lot of credit for his persistence and determination. This is a serious issue...
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) on securing this important debate. It is not the first time he has come to the House to campaign on this issue—he deserves a lot of credit for his persistence and determination. This is a serious issue...
I thank the Minister for being present to respond to the debate. I understand that he is in some matrimonial difficulty because I have delayed him here this evening and it is his wife's birthday. If it is any compensation, I am sure that I can arrange for his wife...
I thank the Minister for being present to respond to the debate. I understand that he is in some matrimonial difficulty because I have delayed him here this evening and it is his wife's birthday. If it is any compensation, I am sure that I can arrange for his wife...
Adjournment debate on Trading Standards, tooth whitening and the EU Cosmetics Directive.
Adjournment debate on Trading Standards, tooth whitening and the EU Cosmetics Directive.
I thank the Minister for coming. The one advantage of being the last man standing is that the gates might be open when he leaves. Let me first declare a simple interest and then add to it because of the specifics of the debate. I am a qualified and practising—admittedly...
I thank the Minister for coming. The one advantage of being the last man standing is that the gates might be open when he leaves. Let me first declare a simple interest and then add to it because of the specifics of the debate. I am a qualified and practising—admittedly...
Let me begin in the usual way, by congratulating the hon. Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) on securing a debate on an interesting and important subject. As a result of my research for this purpose, I am substantially better informed about tooth whitening than I was a short...
Let me begin in the usual way, by congratulating the hon. Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) on securing a debate on an interesting and important subject. As a result of my research for this purpose, I am substantially better informed about tooth whitening than I was a short...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to (a) issue guidance and (b) propose regulations on tooth whitening (i) procedures and (ii) practitioner professional standards; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to (a) issue guidance and (b) propose regulations on tooth whitening (i) procedures and (ii) practitioner professional standards; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the General Dental Council on whether dental bleaching may be carried out by qualified hygienists or qualified dental auxiliaries after training by a dentist (a) in a surgery and (b) at a patient's home using surgery-supplied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the General Dental Council on whether dental bleaching may be carried out by qualified hygienists or qualified dental auxiliaries after training by a dentist (a) in a surgery and (b) at a patient's home using surgery-supplied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department categorises teeth bleaching carried out by dentists as a health procedure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department categorises teeth bleaching carried out by dentists as a health procedure.
(2) what discussions she has had with interested parties on proposals from the European Commission to raise the safe level of hydrogen peroxide in over-the-counter teeth-whitening treatments from 0.1 per cent. to 6 per cent.
(2) what discussions she has had with interested parties on proposals from the European Commission to raise the safe level of hydrogen peroxide in over-the-counter teeth-whitening treatments from 0.1 per cent. to 6 per cent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether her Department has (a) conducted and (b) evaluated research into the safe level of hydrogen peroxide in teeth-whitening treatments;
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether her Department has (a) conducted and (b) evaluated research into the safe level of hydrogen peroxide in teeth-whitening treatments;