(2) how many adults were examined by an NHS dentist in each health authority in each year since 2001, broken down by (a) age and (b) sex.
Information is not available in the form requested.
Information on the number of people registered with a national health service dentist, for adults and children, in England, as at 31 March, 1997 to 2006 are available in annex A of the “NHS Dental Activity and Workforce Report, England: 31 March 2006”. Information is provided by strategic health authority (SHA) and by primary care trust (PCT). Further breakdown of this information by age and sex would be available only at disproportionate cost.
This information is based on the old contractual arrangements, which were in place up to and including 31 March 2006.
This publication is available in the Library and is also available at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/dentistry/nhs-dental-activity-and-workforce-report-england-31-march-2006
Under the new contractual arrangements, introduced on 1 April 2006, patients do not have to be registered with an NHS dentist to receive NHS care. The closest equivalent measure to ‘registration’ is the number of patients receiving NHS dental services (‘patients seen’) over a 24-month period. However, this is not directly comparable to the registration data for earlier years.
Information on the number of patients seen by an NHS dentist for the specified period, for adults and children, in England, is available in table C1 of annex 3 of the “NHS Dental Statistics for England: Quarter 3, 31 December 2007” report. Information is available for the 24-month periods ending 31 March 2006, 31 March 2007, 30 June 2007, 30 September 2007, and 31 December 2007. The information is provided by SHA and by PCT. Further breakdown of this information by age and sex would be available only at disproportionate cost.
This publication is available in the Library and is also available at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dentalstats0708q3