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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Orthodontic activity by age

Figures show the number of patients in orthodontic care each year

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[Collapse]Total Ortho Forms32,68729,85326,50728,69328,53226,43825,88225,73623,89120,8337,69921,25721,455
Total Ortho FormsAssess and Accept FP17s8,9559,4319,5249,2639,1959,5079,4549,6339,9509,3921,4669,40410,695
Assess and Refuse FP17s1,9461,9402,1732,2692,0321,8881,6341,7771,9261,2863512,2852,641
Assess and Review FP17s13,55410,4507,1828,6458,7916,6536,4495,3193,8232,8757803,3533,385
Regulation 11 Appliances FP17s682610465615542532403479455459266301222
Repairs FP17s365995534342957192634533829
Treatment Abandoned FP17s373396404433403402488408263266212225246
Treatment Completed FP17s6,6036,7346,4847,2237,3247,2187,1417,8977,2706,3604,4525,5324,096
Treatment Discontinued FP17s209193220211211209256204178161119119141

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General description

The information presented here shows the number of patients at different stages of orthodontic activity by age and year.
Orthodontics is a specialist area of dentistry concerned with the growth and development of the teeth and jaws and the prevention and treatment of abnormalities of this development, therefore most patients are children.

Data collection and calculation

The data is derived from dental activity forms submitted for payment and processed by NHS Business Services Authority Dental Services.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on the way dental services have been provided in Wales and therefore affect the data collected from the last quarter of the financial year 2019-20 and the full financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2010-11 onwards.

Revisions information

None

Title

Orthodontic activity by age

Last update

17 October 2023 17 October 2023

Next update

September 2024 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Dental Services, NHS Business Services Authority

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication and quality report, as per given weblink.

Keywords

Dental; NHS Dental; Orthodontic activity