NHS Digital releases figures for 2016/17
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- Published: Thursday, 31 August 2017 10:15
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NHS Digital has released statistics for the year 2016/17 in England. It shows a 0.6% increase in courses of treatment delivered, but over half a million fewer UDAs. 24,007 dentists performed NHS activity, a decrease of 0.3%, of these 84% were associates. 22.2 million adult patients were seen by an NHS dentist, (51.4% of adults) and 6.8 million children (58.2%).
The detailed figures:
51.4% of adults in England saw an NHS dentist in the 24 months to 30 June 2017, totalling 22.2 million adults. This is an increase of 18,774 adults compared to the 24 month period to June 2016.
6.8 million children in England saw an NHS dentist in the 12 months to 30 June 2017, representing 58.2% of all children. 57.6% of children were seen by an NHS dentist in the 12 months to June 2016.
- The North of England had the highest proportion of adults seeing an NHS dentist in the 24 month reporting period, 56.8% of the population. London had the lowest proportion of adults seen with 45.0%.
- Similarly, 63.0% of children in the North of England saw an NHS dentist in the 12 months to 30 June 2017, the highest of any region. The lowest proportion was recorded in London with 49.2%.
39.9 million Courses of Treatment were delivered in 2016-17, 241,989 (0.6%) more than in 2015-16.
- 57.5% of these Courses of Treatment were Band 1 treatments.
- Paying adults account for more than half of all Courses of Treatment (52.9%) followed by children (28.5%) and non-paying adults (18.6%).
11.4 million Courses of Treatment were delivered to children in 2016-17.
- 71.4% (8.1 million) of these Courses of Treatment were Band 1 treatments indicating children are more likely to receive a general check up than correctional treatments.
Courses of Treatment delivered in 2016-17 equated to 85.7 million UDAs, 619,593 fewer than the previous year.
4.2 million Units of Orthodontic Activity were carried out in 2016-17, 0.4% (15,543) fewer than in 2015-16.
Clinical Treatments
- Scale and Polish is the most frequent treatment delivered to adults (excluding examinations) with 13.1 million Courses of Treatment, 46.0% of all treatments.
- 1 million Scale and Polish Courses of Treatment were delivered to children in 2016-17, the third most common treatment (excluding examinations).
- Aside from examinations, fluoride varnish was the most common treatment provided to children, with 4.7 million Courses of Treatment delivered. This represents a 13.9% increase (572,206) from 2015-16.
- Courses of Treatment including fissure sealants for adults increased by 10.7% since 2015-16 to 43,377. Fissure sealant treatments delivered to children have increased by 6.5% to 184,616.
Workforce
- 24,007 dentists performed NHS activity during 2016-17, a decrease of 82 (0.3%) on 2015-16.
- 83.5% of associates performed under the GDS contract.
- 36.2% of dentists (8,688) are aged under 35.
- This age group accounted for the both the largest number of dentists joining the NHS (1,260, 81.4%) and leaving the NHS (639, 39.2%).
The report is available at:
So only about one third of adults seem annually on
What do you do when NHS dental statistics in England reveal that the centralised system is SO limited, that it only provides for the annual clinical needs of about one third of the Adult population in England?You go to your employed statisticians and say ADD two years worth of figures together and present them as ONE number, perhaps?!?
Even then adding 2 years of figures together shows only just over 50% of adults in total were funded to have one or more 'contacts' with an NHS Dentist in England at all :shock:
Why not add 4 years of figures together and then maybe claim 75% of Adults have seen an NHS Dentist and all is well with dental funding and prevention?
If you are going to mislead or distract the reader from the 'annual' truth, you may as well tell a huge Whopper, seems to be DH thinking :oops:
Yours clearly,
Tony.
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