Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of 18 were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in Bedfordshire in each of the last five years.

Information on hospital tooth extractions for 0-19 year olds is published by the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, and available from the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hospital-tooth-extractions-in-0-to-19-year-olds-2022/hospital-tooth-extractions-in-0-to-19-year-olds-2022#:~:text=For%20the%20financial%20year%202021%20to%202022%20there%20were%2042%2C180,extractions%20for%20this%20age%20group.

The table below summarises the information for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.