<p>The number of unique dentistry patients seen in 2019 was 23,655,188. 56% of this number of patients were seen for treatment in 2020 and 70% in 2021.</p><p>The following table shows the proportion of courses of treatment compared to 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Band 1 (%)</p></td><td><p>Band 2 (%)</p></td><td><p>Band 3 (%)</p></td><td><p>Urgent (%)</p></td><td><p>Other (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>Due to the nature of the dental contract, courses of treatment have been used, rather than the number of appointments alone, which is not collected. The last weeks of 2019/20 may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>