PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dental Services (11 January 2023)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)
Answer
The number of unique dentistry patients seen in 2019 was 23,655,188. 56% of this number of patients were seen for treatment in 2020 and 70% in 2021.
The following table shows the proportion of courses of treatment compared to 2019.
Year | Band 1 (%) | Band 2 (%) | Band 3 (%) | Urgent (%) | Other (%) |
2020/21 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 98 | 51 |
2021/22 | 60 | 75 | 76 | 104 | 69 |
Note:
Due to the nature of the dental contract, courses of treatment have been used, rather than the number of appointments alone, which is not collected. The last weeks of 2019/20 may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answered by:
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
18 January 2023
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