Adults and children treated by gender and local health board
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Adults and children treated by gender and local health boardLast update
27 February 2025 (postponed from 31 October 2024)Next update
To be confirmedPublishing organisation
Welsh GovernmentSource 1
Dental Services, NHS Business Services AuthoritySource 2
Mid-year population estimates, Office for National StatisticsContact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.walesLowest level of geographical disaggregation
Local health boardsGeneral description
This StatsWales cube presents data for adults and children treated by gender and local health board, for each 24-month period ending March for adults and each 12-month period ending March for children.Data collection and calculation
Statistics are based on patients treated at dental practices in Wales. This means that this data includes non-Welsh residents treated in Wales but does not include Welsh residents treated outside of Wales. This is because Welsh Government has access to FP17W data from dental practices in Wales only.Data only available for the financial year ending in March 2022 onwards. As the adult measure is based on a 24-month reference period, the first year of available data is the 24-months ending March 2023.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that adults are recalled for dental check-ups at intervals of three months to 24 months depending on the individual’s oral health status. The guidance also recommends that the longest recall period for children (aged under 18) is no longer than 12 months. Therefore, statistics on adults treated are based on the previous 24-month period; statistics for children refer to the previous 12-month period.
Each patient is counted only once even if they have received multiple episodes of care during the reference period.
