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Written question asked by Matt Vickers (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Dental Services: Stockton on Tees

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients in (a) Stockton West constituency and (b) the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees who are unable to access NHS dentistry services.

Answer

Dental Statistics - England 2024-25, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 28 August 2025, is available at the following link:

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425

The data for North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), which includes Stockton West and Stockton-on-Tees, shows that 44% of adults were seen by a National Health Service dentist in the previous 24 months up to June 2025, compared to 40% in England; and that 60% of children were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months up to June 2025, compared to 58% in England.

Additionally, GP Patient Survey results data for the dentistry specific questions, published 24 July 2025, is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/gp-patient-survey-dental-statistics-january-to-march-2025-england/

This data shows that 24% of respondents who had tried to make an NHS dentist appointment in the last two years in North East and North Cumbria ICB did not get an appointment, compared to 21% for the whole of England.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
78797
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Dental services Stockton on Tees
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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