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Written question asked by Julie Cooper (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Seema Kennedy (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Dental Services: Children

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of children under the age of five were seen by an NHS dentist in England in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.

Answer

The following table shows the number and proportion of children under the age of five seen by a National Health Service dentist in the last 12 months, in England, in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

End of year

Number of children 0-4 years old seen in the last 12 months

Total population of children 0-4 years old

Proportion of children 0-4 years old seen in the last 12 months

March 2017

1,135,028

3,434,680

33.0%

March 2018

1,159,889

3,429,046

33.8%

For March 2019, data will be published in August 2019.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
278530
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Children Dental services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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