Hospital-based tooth extractions in 0 to 19 year olds
Official statistics data sets and supporting materials relating to NHS hospital admissions for extraction of teeth in children and young adults.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) publishes annual official statistics on tooth extractions in 0 to 19 year olds that take place in an NHS hospital setting in England. Data in these reports includes:
- tooth extractions grouped by NHS region and statistical region
- tooth extractions grouped by upper tier and lower tier local authority
- tooth extractions grouped by diagnosis (tooth decay or other reasons)
- trend data showing tooth extractions by year
- breakdown of tooth decay-related extractions by deprivation category
For feedback and any further questions, contact dentalphintelligence@dhsc.gov.uk.
Latest report
Previous reports
Methods and data quality
This section outlines how the extraction figures were obtained and calculated, and addresses data quality issues, alignment of analysis with external indicators and the quality assurance processes.
Official statistics compliance documents
Guidance on how OHID produces national and official statistics in line with statutory and other arrangements. We follow the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Updates to this page
Published 23 February 2023Last updated 25 February 2025 + show all updates
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Updated to add ‘Hospital tooth extractions in 0 to 19 year olds 2024’ to the ‘Latest report’ section.
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added link to 2023 tooth extractions page to "latest report" section and moved 2022 tooth extractions link from "latest report" to "previous report" section.
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First published.