Hospital Admissions for Dental Caries in Children Aged 1-4 Years

Hospital admissions data for dental caries in children aged 1 to 4 years, with records up to 2016. The dataset was published by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence. This indicator has been discontinued.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in pediatric dental caries hospitalizations based on the age-specific admission data.
• Assess public health interventions by comparing admission rates before and after 2016, the last year of data.
• Model healthcare resource allocation for pediatric emergency dental care based on historical admission patterns.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific age group (1-4 years) for pediatric dental health analysis.
• Published under an Open Government Licence, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• The indicator has been discontinued, limiting data to periods before 2016.
• Row count and column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from hospital admission records.

Time Range

Up to 2016

Freshness

Data covers periods up to 2016; indicator is discontinued.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom or European region, inferred from the eu_open_data platform.