Dental Services: North of England

(asked on 25th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in the region covered by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in each of the last five years.


Answered by
Andrea Leadsom Portrait
Andrea Leadsom
This question was answered on 19th February 2024

The following table shows child and adult hospital admission for dental extraction due to decay in the North East and North Cumbria footprint, based on the registered general practices, each year from 2019 to present:

Year

Adult

Child

Total

2019/20

2,172

2,539

4,711

2020/21

924

1,434

2,358

2021/22

1,539

2,341

3,880

2022/23

1,747

2,376

4,123

2023/24

1,270

1,704

2,974

Total

7,652

10,394

18,046

Source: Secondary Uses Service data is available on the NHS Digital website via the following link: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/secondary-uses-service-sus

Note: Based on Primary diagnosis K02, Primary procedure, F09, F10.

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