Dental Services: Children

(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of (1) primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and (2) teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children aged 0–17.


Answered by
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Lord O'Shaughnessy
This question was answered on 24th January 2018

The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children aged 0–17.

Year

Course of Treatment

Teeth

2016-17

513,646

909,745

2015-16

514,576

917,346

2014-15

524,163

946,142

2013-14

539,908

976,794

2012-13

533,694

963,514

2011-12

540,626

964,856

2010-11

540,689

964,841

Source: NHS Digital

The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for adults aged 18 and over.

Year

Course of Treatment

Teeth

2016-17

2,147,135

3,120,812

2015-16

2,156,023

3,125,999

2014-15

2,185,518

3,150,456

2013-14

2,226,054

3,217,552

2012-13

2,214,974

3,194,509

2011-12

2,190,245

3,164,881

2010-11

2,125,120

3,061,914

Source: NHS Digital

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