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Dental care in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on dental care in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report contains a range of statistics on the dental care and dental services provided in the United Kingdom. The NHS is the leading provider of dental care in the UK, however increasingly more people are choosing to go private. Included within the report are chapters on dental visits, dental supplies, professional supplies, and finally a chapter on dental care.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of dental practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2025
  • Premium Statistic NHS dentists joining and leaving in England 2008-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of NHS dentists in England 2008-2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of NHS dentists in England 2008-2024, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of dental practitioners in Northern Ireland 2004-2022
  • Basic Statistic Dental practice activities: enterprises in the UK 2022-2023, by turnover size band
  • Premium Statistic Number of medical and dental technicians in the UK 2010-2025

Dentist visits

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  • Basic Statistic Share of adults who saw a dentist in England as of June 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of children who saw a dentist in England as of November 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Time since last dentist visit for adults in England in 2018
  • Premium Statistic Adults who have not seen a dentist in the last two years in England in 2018 by region
  • Basic Statistic Length of time since last visit to the dentist in Scotland 2017, by age
  • Basic Statistic Dental registrations in Scotland 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Level of anxiety of patients when visiting the dentist in Scotland 2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction with NHS dental services in England 2025
  • Premium Statistic Evaluation results of dental care inspections in England in 2019/20
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for seeking private dental care in England in 2018

Dental treatment

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  • Premium Statistic Number of dental treatments carried out on adults in England 2023/24
  • Premium Statistic Number of dental treatments carried out on children in England 2023/24
  • Premium Statistic Share of adults with a tooth filling in England in 2018, by region
  • Basic Statistic Number of dental treatments in Northern Ireland 2018/19
  • Basic Statistic Number of dental filling treatments in Northern Ireland 2004-2019
  • Basic Statistic Dental services consumer price index (CPI) annual average in UK 2003-2023
  • Premium Statistic Expenditure on dental services in the United Kingdom 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Dental services expenditure in the United Kingdom 2005-2022 (volume based)

Professional supplies

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  • Basic Statistic United Kingdom: number of manufacturers of medical and dental instruments 2010-2018
  • Basic Statistic Medical & dental supplies: manufacturers' sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Oral hygiene preparations: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Dentistry preparations: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Modeling pastes: sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
  • Basic Statistic Number of medical and dental supply manufacturers in the UK 2008-2024
  • Basic Statistic Turnover of medical and dental supply enterprises in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic GVA of medical and dental supply manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Export value of dental drill engines in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2024

Dental care

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  • Premium Statistic Adults with active tooth decay in England in 2018, by region
  • Premium Statistic Adults with no natural teeth in England in 2018, by age
  • Basic Statistic No natural teeth in Scotland 2008-2020, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Fewer than ten natural teeth in Scotland 2008-2020, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes towards teeth whitening in Great Britain in 2020, by age
  • Premium Statistic Import value of artificial teeth in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012 to 2023
  • Premium Statistic How frequently individuals brush their teeth in Great Britain 2017
  • Premium Statistic How frequently individuals brush their teeth in Great Britain 2017, by age
  • Premium Statistic Times of day when individuals brush their teeth in Great Britain 2017, by age
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