Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Please provide data on the total number of NHS dentists recorded as delivering NHS care in the 2022/23 financial year (1/4/22-1/4/23).

Your request was received on 17/04/2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Response

A copy of the information is attached.

This report contains the details from FP17s processed for the period stated Reporting Year 2022/2023 (202204-202303) in England & Wales. All contracts paid by NHSBSA. The information within the report includes the data items and descriptions listed below. Only Performers who were active delivering UDA/UOA during the period.

Country Name: This is the name associated with the Country where the contract is located.

Reporting Year: The financial year which the activity relate to. Year-end methodology will include all activity data (including amendments) collected from FP17s scheduled in any of the fifteen schedule months from April to June, where the date of completion is on or between 1 April and 31 March of the year. For example 2019-20 will include all activity data (including amendments) collected from FP17s scheduled in any of the fifteen schedule months from April 2022 to June 2023, where the date of completion is on or between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. Where FP17s do not have a date of completion, e.g. where the patient has failed to return to complete the treatment, the date of acceptance is used.

Number of Performers: The number of Dentists as recorded on CoMPASS.

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