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Written question asked by Lord Colwyn (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 December 2018. It was answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 December 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Dental Services: Older People

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to include in the quarterly NHS Dental Statistics for England the proportion of adults aged 65 and over who have visited an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months.

Answer

NHS Digital publishes quarterly information on the number of adults who have seen a National Health Service dentist in the previous 24 months and children who have seen an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months.

There are no current plans to change the age breakdown of the data that is routinely published.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12183
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Dental services Older people
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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