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FOI 0562 2019/20 A&E Visits Due To Dental Pain

Freedom of Information Request: 0562 2019/20

Please can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1) In the financial year 2018-19, how many patients presented at your A&E departments (to include major A&E departments, minor injuries units and walk-in centres) with dental health problems?

Of these:

  1. a) Of the patients presenting with dental health problems, how many received treatment at the hospital during that visit?
  2. b) Of the patients presenting with dental health problems, can the numbers please be broken down by type of problem e.g. toothache, loss of teeth, bleeding from the mouth.
  3. c) Of the patients presenting with dental health problems, can the numbers please be broken down by age of the patient e.g. 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+
  4. d) Of the patients presenting with dental health problems, how many were not registered with an NHS dentist?

2) Can we please get the figures above, but for the following financial years (separately):

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2019-20 to Jan 1st 2020.

Please see attached spreadsheet

FOI 0562

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