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Dental Services

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 106986

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists per capita are there in England; and how many there were in January 2021.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

In 2024/25, there were 41.9 dentists per 100,000 people in England who performed some National Health Service work. This equates to 0.00042 dentists per person, or per capita. For January 2021, there were 42.1 dentists per 100,000 people who performed some NHS work, which also rounds to 0.00042 dentists per person, or per capita.

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