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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Patient contacts by community dental service and age
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[Collapse]ContactsA contact is a patient visit, and occurs each time a patient is seen face-to-face by a member of the CDS for the purpose of examination, treatment, or prevention of oral disease (including advice). When a patient receives care at a single attendance from more than one Clinician, each is counted as a separate contact.[Collapse]PatientsA patient is the number of individuals seen during the financial year, regardless of how often they are seen, how many episodes of care they undergo, and how many CDS staff they are seen by.
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[Collapse]Wales2011-12 data was estimated, for details please see the release SDR 206 12. 2015-16 and 2016-17 totals do not include Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University which was unable to provide accurate data for 2015-16 and 2016-17 and therefore has been excluded.13,25270,46454,34015,1487,462160,6667,75529,15221,2105,9733,51667,606
Wales2011-12 data was estimated, for details please see the release SDR 206 12. 2015-16 and 2016-17 totals do not include Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University which was unable to provide accurate data for 2015-16 and 2016-17 and therefore has been excluded.Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board5,37223,54521,3964,8141,97557,1022,9619,7558,2681,9121,06023,956
Powys Teaching Local Health Board3982,1663,4871,1834207,6542771,0081,3794601793,303
Hywel Dda Local Health Board2008-09 contacts data for Ceredigion and Mid Wales (now part of Hywel Dda) was provided on a sample basis.7153,1464,3328823089,3835171,4521,6884691954,321
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health BoardAbertawe Bro Morgannwg was unable to provide accurate data for 2015-16 and therefore has been excluded.5225,0566,7691,27238414,0032892,1002,1954771735,234
Cwm Taf Local Health BoardPrior to 2013-14 Cwm Taf residents were included in figures for Cardiff and Vale2,38517,5824,5341,16989326,5631,4407,1342,09249844111,605
Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board2,36610,1149,6404,3782,21328,7111,4094,1993,3271,55090111,386
Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardPrior to 2013-14 the figures for Cardiff and Vale included Cwm Taf residents. 2011-12 data was estimated, for details please see the release SDR 206 12.1,4948,8554,1821,4501,26917,2508623,5042,2616075677,801

Metadata

Title

Total Contacts & Patients by Community Dental Service

Last update

17 December 2019 17 December 2019

Next update

December 2020 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Community dental activity returns (CDSWR) from Community Dental Services

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

General description

This table provides some background as to the role of the Community Dental Service. It draws together data collected from the Community Dental Service Wales Return (CDSWR).

Data collection and calculation

The data was collected from each of the Community Dental Services by the Community Dental Services Wales Return (CDSWR) annual return.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Annually from the Financial year 2008-09 to the most recent completed financial year.

Users, uses and context

For information on the Users, uses and context please see the linked publication

Statistical quality

For information on statistical quality please see the linked publication

Keywords

dentists; dental