Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

The modal number of UDAs and the distribution among dentists. (seperating england and wales)

The time period for which this data has been collected, particularly for the fiscal year 2022/23 or 2023/24.

e.g. 1-1000 udas ----- no. of performers

1001-2000 udas ---- no. of performers

etc....

I believe there was a similar request made in 2015 by dentistry magazine

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 31 October 2024

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and notes explaining it is attached.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

Please note that data on UDAs for England for 2022-23 is published on our open data portal in the following location:

National performer by unit of dental activity (UDA) delivery for financial years 2016-17 to 2022-23 - Datasets - Open Data Portal BETA

Data is provided for 2022-23 for Wales, and 2023-24 for both England and Wales.

This dataset comprises information on dentists in England and Wales who were on the performers list and delivered NHS care in the financial years 2022-23 to 2023-24. It outlines the number of performers who delivered within different ranges of 'Units of Dental Activity' (UDA). It can be the case that some of the dentists included in the data may deliver UDA in both England and Wales during a financial year.

Dentists that exclusively deliver units of orthodontic activity (UOAs) are not included in this data. It may be that some of the dentists included in the data may also deliver UOAs alongside the UDAs represented in this data.

Definitions

Country Name: The country in which the dentist delivered the UDA. UDA Grouping: Groupings of UDA delivered by performer, with categories as follows: 0-12 UDA, 13-100 UDA, 101-1,000 UDA, 1,001-2,000 UDA, 2,001-3,000 UDA, 3,001-4,000 UDA, 4,001-5,000 UDA, 5,001-6,000 UDA, 6,001-7,000 UDA, 7,001-8,000 UDA, 8,001-9,000 UDA, 9,001-10,000 UDA and 10,001+ UDA.

Number of Performers: A count of the number of performers with UDA delivered within the UDA grouping

Publishing this response

Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02353

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.

Data Queries

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