NHS Dental Statistics for England 2013

NEXUS DMS PRESENTS NHS DENTAL STATISTICS FOR ENGLAND 2013 THIS INFOGRAPHIC BRINGS TOGETHER INFORMATION ON NHS DENTAL ACTIVITY IN ENGLAND UP TO THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012/13 AND INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEN BY AN NHS DENTIST, UP TO THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2012/13. The Number of Patients Treated = 1 million patients A total of 29.7 million patients were seen in the 24 month period ending Dec 2012, an increase of 1.5 million on the March 2006 baseline. This represents 56% of the population compared with the March 2006 baseline of 55.8% *Data from the NHS quarterly report, February 2013 The Number of Children Treated The number of children seen by an NHS dentist is now equal to the March 2006 baseline of 7.8 million 69% of children in England seen by the NHS Despite this, the percentage of children seen (69%) is below the baseline (70.7%) The Number of Treatment Courses There were an estimated 9.9 million Courses of Treatment (COTS) in Q2 2012/13 10 = 10,000 COTS This represents a decrease of 118 thousand (1.2%) on the second quarter of 2011/12 Highest Percentage of NHS Dentist Use by Location The following map highlights the areas of the country where 60-70% and more than 70% of the local population used an NHS dentist in Q2 2012/13. Tyneside 60-70% Yorkshire 60-70% Merseyside >70% Norfolk >70% Somerset >70% Sources: http://www.ic.nhs.uk | http://www.bbc.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk | http://www.gov.uk NNEXUS,