Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information if held by yourselves or where I would need to look if not held by yourselves:

1. The Number of children aged four to ten years old attending dental line in Kent for toothache, pain, swelling

2. The financial cost for treating children aged four to ten years of age for toothache, tooth pain, swelling for the period of 2020 -2025

3. The number of extractions for children aged four to ten years in the period of 2020-2025

4. Areas in Kent and Medway with the lowest dental check ups for children aged four to ten years of age

5. Financial cost to EKHUFT for treating children aged four to ten years of age for toothache, tooth pain, swelling for 2020-2025

6. The financial cost of treating children aged four to ten with antibiotics for tooth infections in Kent area

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 19 February 2026.

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

Our response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.

Advice and Assistance

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust may hold some or all of the information you require.

They can be contacted at:

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

FOI Administration Officer

Trust Offices (second floor)

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 3NG

Website: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/about-us/foi/freedom-of-information-request-form/