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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 June 2026. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2026 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, how many hospital admissions there were for dental treatment for (a) children (b) adults at York Teaching Hospital in each of the last 5 years.

Answer

The following table shows the number of Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) where the main operative procedure was a dental procedure, by patient age group in each year from 2021/22 to 2025/26 in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

Year

Number of children (zero to 17 years old) admissions

Number of adult (18 years old and over) admissions

2021/22

155

385

2022/23

135

405

2023/24

200

510

2024/25

200

445

2025/26

165

500

Note: data for 2025/26 is provisional.

An FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are typically counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes, which is the approach we have used here. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9628
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Children Dental services Admissions York Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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