Dental Services
Commons · Question 106986 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists per capita are there in England; and how many there were in January 2021.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 26 Jan 2026
In 2024/25, there were 41.9 dentists per 100,000 people in England who performed some National Health Service work. This equates to 0.00042 dentists per person, or per capita. For January 2021, there were 42.1 dentists per 100,000 people who performed som...