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 region
- tooth extractions grouped by 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
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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 14 February 2024 + show all updates
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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.