The Office for National Statistics has revealed its eighth data series, commissioned by NHS England, relating to adults’ experiences of local dentistry, GP, and pharmacy services.
As published in The Dentist, the data revealed that more than half (52.7 per cent) of adults reported having an NHS dentist, whilst a third (35.5 per cent) of adults had a private dentist and more than one in 10 (11.5 per cent) did not have a dentist.
In addition, males were more likely not to have a dentist (13.7 per cent) than females (9.3 per cent). The statistics have also shown that adults in the South West and South East were most likely to have a private dentist.
The dataset also revealed that nine out of 10 (90.3 per cent) adults with an NHS dentist who attended an NHS dental appointment in the last 28 days, were ‘Very satisfied’ or ‘Satisfied’ with the care they received. Of those who did not have a dentist but tried to make an NHS dental appointment in the previous 28 days, 88.4 per cent were unsuccessful.
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