NHS Dental Statistics for England: Patients Seen by Clinical Commissioning Group

NHS Digital provides statistics on patients who received NHS dental care in England. The data, aggregated to Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) level, counts patients whose last Course of Treatment started within the previous 24 months, based on FP17 form processing. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in dental care access based on aggregated patient counts by CCG.
• Monitor trends in NHS dental service utilization over time using the 24-month patient activity measure.
• Evaluate the impact of healthcare policy changes on patient volumes across different commissioning groups.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative national health service provider, NHS Digital.
• Aggregation to Clinical Commissioning Group level provides a standardized geographic unit for analysis.
• The patient count is based on a defined 24-month activity window from validated FP17 forms.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• The 24-month count excludes treatments started but not processed within the period, potentially undercounting activity.

Provenance

Source

NHS Digital

Collection Method

Aggregated from FP17 dental activity forms submitted to NHS Dental Services.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:05.653551; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, aggregated to Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) level.