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Asked by Andy McDonaldLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 December 2024UIN 15768

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the population per NHS dentist was in each (a) integrated care board and (b) local authority area in England in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Data on the population per National Health Service dentist in each integrated care board for the years 2019 to 2024 is published on the NHS Business Services Authority website, and is available at the following link:

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324

Data prior to 2019 was published by NHS Digital, and is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics

We do not hold data for the population per NHS dentist in each local authority area in England, each year since 2010.

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