Internal Reference Number: FOI_9669
Date Request Received: 28/09/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 19/10/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: dental care
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: For each financial year between 2019-20 and 2025-26, how many patients presented at your A&E departments (to include major A&E departments, minor injuries units and walk-in centres) with dental health problems? To specify, this is where the primary diagnosis for A&E attendance is related to dental disorders (excluding OMFS if possible). | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to all questions in the spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  13994 - FOI_9669 - dental care.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: Of the patients presenting with dental health problems, how many received treatment at the hospital during that visit? This is any recorded treatment during the A&E attendance. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to all questions in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 3: Of the patients presenting with dental health problems, can the numbers please be broken down by type of problem e.g. toothache, loss of teeth, bleeding from the mouth. Where possible please categorise this breakdown into the standardised diagnoses list of 'Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity', specifically related to K0-K14 for dental health problems (https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity) which are specified as such: A. Disorders of tooth development and eruption B. Embedded and impacted teeth C. Dental caries D. Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth E. Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues F. Gingivitis and periodontal diseases G. Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge H. Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] I. Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures J. Cysts of oral region, not elsewhere classified K. Other diseases of jaws L. Diseases of salivary glands M. Stomatitis and related lesions N. Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa O. Diseases of tongue. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Please see our response to all questions in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 4: Of the patients presenting with dental health problems, can the numbers please be broken down by age of the patient eg. 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+ | |
| Answer To Question 4: Please see our response to all questions in the spreadsheet attached. | |
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