Dental Services: Children
Commons · Question 17228 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Aug 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the (a) number of children between 5 and 10 admitted to hospital for dental procedures in each of the last five years and (b) average cost of such instances from a
Answer
Answered by James Frith, 18 Aug 2026
The following table shows the number of finished admission episodes (FAEs) for children aged five to 10 years old where the main purpose was for a dental procedure, in each year from 2020/21 to 2024/25:YearNumber of children admissions2020/2112,7022021/22...