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<p>We made an additional £50 million in funding available for National Health Service dentistry in England in the last quarter of 2021/22 to provide urgent care. The appointments were targeted at patients in most need of urgent dental treatment, including vulnerable groups and children.</p><p>The following table shows the information requested in respect of the North-East and Yorkshire region together and England. Separate breakdowns for North-East and Yorkshire are not available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region description</p></td><td><p>Funding allocated (£)</p></td><td><p>Financial value spent (£)</p></td><td><p>Financial value spent as a proportion of the £50 million funding made available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North-East and Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£8,633,000</p></td><td><p>£1,980,962</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£50,000,000</p></td><td><p>£14,172,074</p></td><td><p>28.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The financial value spent was the amount paid to contractors between February and March 2022.</p> |