The Number Of Children Visiting The Dentist Consistent

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7 out of 10 children saw an NHS dentist in England in a 24 month period leading up to June 2013. Studies of the figures have found that little has changed in patient numbers since 2006.

During the 24 months 7.8 million children, or 69.1% of those in the population aged under 18, visited an NHS dentist. These results were taken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The number of children visiting the dentist has seen a slight increase of 0.5%or 41,000 children since the 2006-2007 period.

Adult numbers have also increased, but more dramatically, with a 7.8% rise. 20.3 million adult patients were seen by an NHS dentist in 2006-2007 which rose to 21.9 million in 2012-2013. In general, however, the proportion of adults visiting an NHS dentist has remained consistently at around 52%-52.5%.

Today’s NHS Dental Statistics found that

  • The majority of dentists aged 35 years or under were female (56.1% of 8,579 dentists), which has remained a consistent majority since 2006-2007.
  • The older generation of dentists aged 55 years and over were male (2,434 out of 3,186).
  • There was a fall in Course of Treatment (CoT), with a fall of 0.6% 39.3 million down from 39.6 million.
  • Two million plus of Course of Treatments for children involved fluoride varnish treatment, which saw a 45.4% increase on the 1.4 million treatments provided the previous year. Currently this is the treatment most frequently given to children, following check-ups and fillings.
  • There was an increase in the number of antibiotic accompanied CoTs, with a rising from 447,000 to 592,000.

The results of the study found that in regards to children’s dentistry there has been a stable level of visiting, which hopefully means a greater level of healthy milk teeth in the UK.

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