Key Facts

Key variable This quarter Change since last quarter (%) Change since last year (%)
Patient Registrations 1,267,523 -2.3 -4.4
Dentist Headcount 1,190 -0.4 2.4
Dental Practices 362 -0.5 -0.5
Fillings 162,862 6.5 -1.8
Extractions 35,347 9.2 1.7
X-Rays 164,733 9.7 3.2
Crowns 4,504 10.4 -3.3
Treatment Claims 266,787 8.1 7.6
IOS Treatment Fees Paid (£’s) 16,273,000 8.1 0.4


Quarterly Series Tables

Download the quarterly general dental statistics by clicking on the button below. This quarterly series is a subset of the annual information with data provided for selected key tables relating to the following topics:

  • Patient Registrations by Gender and Age Group
  • Patient Registrations by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust) and Local Government District
  • Fillings, Extractions, X-Rays and Crowns by Gender and Age Group
  • Fillings, Extractions, X-Rays and Crowns by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust) and Local Government District
  • Monthly Breakdown of Claims submitted and paid, IoS Fees Paid and Number of Patients treated by Payment Month
  • Number of Dental Practices by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust), Local Government District and Assembly Area
  • Headcount of Dentists by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust), Local Government District and Assembly Area

The quarterly updates within a year should be treated as provisional and may be revised when figures are finalised to produce the end of year annual report.

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Trend Charts

1.1 Patient Registrations in Northern Ireland

Figure 1.1a: Number of Patient Registrations by gender and financial quarter

Figure 1.1b: Number of Patient Registrations by age and financial quarter

1.2 Treatments in Northern Ireland

Figure 1.2: Number of Fillings, Extractions, X-Rays and Crown Treatments by financial quarter

1.3 Dentists in Northern Ireland

Figure 1.3: Headcount of Dentists by financial quarter

1.4 Treatment Claims submitted and paid and IOS Treatment Fees Paid

Figure 1.4: Monthly Breakdown of Treatment Claims submitted and paid and IOS Treatment Fees Paid by Payment Month