Dental Services: Children
(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of (1) primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and (2) teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children aged 0–17.
The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children aged 0–17.
Year | Course of Treatment | Teeth |
2016-17 | 513,646 | 909,745 |
2015-16 | 514,576 | 917,346 |
2014-15 | 524,163 | 946,142 |
2013-14 | 539,908 | 976,794 |
2012-13 | 533,694 | 963,514 |
2011-12 | 540,626 | 964,856 |
2010-11 | 540,689 | 964,841 |
Source: NHS Digital
The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for adults aged 18 and over.
Year | Course of Treatment | Teeth |
2016-17 | 2,147,135 | 3,120,812 |
2015-16 | 2,156,023 | 3,125,999 |
2014-15 | 2,185,518 | 3,150,456 |
2013-14 | 2,226,054 | 3,217,552 |
2012-13 | 2,214,974 | 3,194,509 |
2011-12 | 2,190,245 | 3,164,881 |
2010-11 | 2,125,120 | 3,061,914 |
Source: NHS Digital