Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 November 2024. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 2 December 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Dental Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) young people have seen a dentist in the last 12 months and (b) adults have seen a dentist in the last two years.
- Answer
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In England in 2023/24, the number and proportion of adult patients seen in the 24 months up to the end of June 2024 was 18.4 million, or 40.3% of the adult population. The number and proportion of child patients seen in the 12 months up to the end of June 2024 was 6.7 million, or 56% of the population of children.
Figures are published by the NHS Business Services Authority and are available at the following link:
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 16464
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Dental services Young people
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-09-05 18:56:51 +0100
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