NHS Dental Statistics for England, 2021-22, Annual Report released
News top-postPosted by: Dental Design 25th August 2022
NHS England has released its annual report of dental statistics. NHS Dental Statistics for England, 2021-22, Annual Report is available to read here.
The report covers NHS dental activity in England for the 12-month period up until 31 March 2022. It includes clinical treatments and dental workforce, as well as information on the number of patients seen by an NHS dentist up to 30 June 2022. Details of patients seen and NHS dental activity is broken down to dental practice level.
NHS England notes that the data reported in some instances, such as activity, patient numbers, finances and treatments, will be lower than expected due to Covid-19 restrictions.
NHS Dental Statistics for England, 2021-22, Annual Report has produced the following key figures:
- 16.4 million adults were seen by an NHS Dentist in the 24-months up to 30 June 2022
- 5.6 million children were seen by an NHS dentist in the 12 months up to 30 June 2022
- 26.4 million courses of treatment were delivered in 2021-22. An increase of 120% compared to the previous year
- 24,272 dentists performed NHS activity during 2021-22, an increase of 539 on the previous year
- 29.7% of adult clinical treatments included Scale and Polish in 2021-22
- 53.8% of clinical treatments for children included Fluoride Varnish Treatment in 2021-22
