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Dental Services: Macclesfield

Asked by Tim RocaLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 25 July 2024UIN 781

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in Macclesfield constituency accepting adult NHS patients (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

While there is no data available for 2010, as of 10 July 2024, there were 20 open dentistry practices in the Macclesfield constituency, six of which stated they were accepting new adult National Health Service patients when availability allows. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website, and is matched to constituencies based on the postcode data shown on the website, with further information available at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist

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