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<p>NHS Digital publishes Dental Statistics for England, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics/2021-22-annual-report" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics/2021-22-annual-report</a></p><p> </p><p>Official guidance states that adults with good oral healthcare should be seen by a dentist once every 24 months and that children should be seen by a dentist once every 12 months. Therefore, the data is published in this format, so that the number of adults regularly visiting their dentist can be shown.</p><p>The following table shows data on the number of adults and children seen by dentists for National Health Service treatment in the 12- or 24-month periods to June 2022. Data for 2022/23 is not yet published.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br> Number of adults seen by an NHS dentist in York *</p></td><td><p>Number of adults seen by an NHS dentist in England*</p></td><td><p>Number of children seen by an NHS dentist in York**</p></td><td><p>Number of children seen by an NHS dentist in England **</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>16,409,636</p></td><td><p>20, 576</p></td><td><p>5,589,201</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Previous 24 months to June 2022</p><p><strong>**</strong>Previous 12 months to June 2022</p> |