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Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh resident adults and children treated by Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) quintile
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Measure[Filtered]
PeriodFor adults, the reference period relates to the 24-month period ending March each year (2023 onwards). For children, the reference period relates to the 12-month period ending March each year (2022 onwards).[Filtered]
Measure1
Patient type[Filter]
WIMD quintile[Filter]
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1201,37263,839
2204,27856,637
3197,99753,067
4201,56154,464
5216,07760,441
Patient's resident LSOA not known30,4417,334

Metadata

Title

Welsh resident adults and children treated by Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) quintile

Last update

27 February 2025 (postponed from 31 October 2024) 27 February 2025 (postponed from 31 October 2024)

Next update

To be confirmed

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Dental Services, NHS Business Services Authority

Source 2

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation, Welsh Government

Source 3

2021 Census, Office for National statistics

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Keywords

Dental; NHS Dental

General description

This StatsWales cube presents data for Welsh resident adults and children treated by Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) quintile, 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.

The WIMD 2019 quintile is mapped to each patient’s resident LSOA to count the number of patients treated by WIMD quintile (numerator). The denominator is based on the 2021 census population based on LSOAs as of the 2011 census.

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.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

For adults, the reference period relates to the 24-month period ending March each year (2023 onwards). For children, the reference period relates to the 12-month period ending March each year (2022 onwards).

Statistical quality

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