PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dental Services (19 April 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists in England are offering NHS appointments in 2022 compared with 2019.
Asked by:
Judith Cummins (Labour)
Asked by:
Judith Cummins (Labour)
Answer
Information on the number of dentists delivering National Health Service dental care is published annually by NHS Digital. Data for 2022/23 is not yet available. The next annual report is due to be published in August 2022 and will include information for the 12-month period to 31 March 2022. Between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020, 24,684 dentists delivered NHS activity.
Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
27 April 2022
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