Request

Please supply the following information:

*The number of dentists performing NHS activity in each of the last five years

*The number of Units of Dental Activity delivered in each of the least five years

*The number of practices holding a NHS dental contract in each of the least five years

Response

A copy of the information is attached.

Time Period - 2016-17 to 2020-21 financial years.

Definitions

Country Name - This is the country name where the contract is located, either England or Wales.

Reporting Year - This is the financial year which the activity, in this instance UDA delivered relate to. Data is based on year-end methodology. 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, 2018-19 will include all activity data (including amendments) collected from FP17s scheduled in any of the fifteen schedule months from April 2018 to June 2019, where the date of completion is on or between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019. 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.

UDA Delivered Exclude FD For England - This is the units of dental activity scheduled for the financial year, excluding Foundation Dentist UDA for English contracts and including UDA for Welsh contracts.

Number of Contracts - This is a count of the number of contracts with UDA activity in the reporting year.

Number of Performers - This is a count of the number of performers (dentists) with UDA activity in the reporting year.

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