Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people registered for the first time with an NHS dentist in 2023.

Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly.

In the 24 months to June 2023, 235,881 adults saw an NHS dentist in Lincolnshire integrated care board (ICB), equal to 38% of the adult population in the ICB. In the 24 months up to June 2022, 223,114 adults had seen an NHS dentist in the ICB, equal to 36% of the adult population.

NHS dentists are now required to update their NHS website profiles regularly, to ensure patients have access to up-to-date information on where they can access care.