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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(3 February 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of demand for NHS dentistry services in Broxtowe constituency.

Asked by:
Juliet Campbell (Labour)

Answer

We know there are challenges with accessing National Health Service dentistry across the country. 28% of adults in England, or 13 million people, are estimated to have an unmet need for NHS dentistry.

The following table shows the number of dentists per 100,000 people in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), from 2019/20 to 2023/24:

Years

Dentists per 100,000 population in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB

Average number of dentists per 100,000 population across all ICBs in England

2019/20

51.2

52.9

2020/21

40.8

48.6

2021/22

45.2

51.0

2022/23

48.6

50.3

2023/24

49.7

49.5

Source: data is published by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324


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