Publication, Part of NHS Dental Statistics
NHS Dental Statistics for England - 2020-21 Annual Report
Official statistics
The NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) identified an error in the reporting of the number of dental patients seen figures affecting the period December 2020 to June 2021. During the period affected by the Covid-19 pandemic many dental practices began triaging patients to determine the required care. Patients who were only triaged do not meet the criteria for a patient having been seen however they were incorrectly included within the counts of patients seen from December 2020 to June 2021 and as a result the counts published within this report are approximately 0.4% higher than they should be at a national level.
The NHS BSA have corrected this reporting error and NHS Digital have republished corrected data for December 2020 to June 2021 in the NHS Dental Statistics 2021-2022 biannual publication in February 2022.
We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
8 November 2021 16:00 PM
Band 2 activity undercounting: December 2019 - March 2022
The NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) have identified an error in the data provided which underpins the NHS Dental Statistics publication from December 2019 to March 2022. Some data for Adult patients in receipt of income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) who received Band 2 dental treatment were not included and therefore the published counts are lower than they should be.
The NHS BSA have quantified the impact of this missing data and have ascertained that the missing data accounts for <3% of all band 2 activity, and <1% of activity across all treatment bands.
Please note that no other treatment bands are affected, nor are data pertaining to patients seen, or clinical activity.
Due to the scale of this issue we will not be publishing corrected versions of this data. This issue will be rectified for data in the 2022/23 Annual publication.
8 March 2023 00:00 AM
Annex 3 - Data dictionary
Introduction
The tables presented in this annex provide definitions for each of the data items found in the .csv files.
Activity
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Valid/Example Values | Value Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVITY_END_DATE | Date in which end of period covered falls, end date of each quarter |
30-Jun-20 |
|
| 30-Sep-20 | |||
| 31-Dec-20 | |||
| 31-Mar-21 | |||
| PRACTICE_CODE | Dental practice code | V02722 | |
| PRAC_POSTCODE | Dental practice postcode | Postcode | Used to map higher geographies |
| CCG_CODE | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) code | 00L | This variable is not applicable to LA geographies |
| CCG_ONS_CODE | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) ONS code | E38000130 | |
| CCG_NAME | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) name | NHS Northumberland CCG | |
| LA_CODE | Local Authority code | E06000057 | This variable is not applicable to NHS geographies |
| LA_NAME | Local Authority name | Northumberland County Council | |
| REGION_CODE | NHS England Commissioning Regions code | Y63 | This variable is not applicable to LA geographies |
| REGION_ONS_CODE | NHS England Commissioning Regions ONS code | E40000009 | |
| REGION_NAME | NHS England Commissioning Regions name | North East and Yorkshire | |
| PATIENT_TYPE | Classification of patient: adult or child | Paying-adult | |
| Non-paying adult | |||
| Child | |||
| DENTAL_TREATMENT_BAND | The NHS charge band in which the activity was recorded against | Band 1 | |
| Band 2 | |||
| Band 3 | |||
| Free - Arrest of Bleeding | |||
| Free - Bridge Repairs | |||
| Free - Denture Repair | |||
| Free - Prescription Issue | |||
| Free - Removal of Sutures | |||
| Urgent/Occasional | |||
| COT | Counts of courses of treatment (COT) | Number | |
| UDA | Counts of units of dental activity (UDA) | Number |
Patients Seen
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Valid/Example Values | Value Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSEEN_END_DATE | Date in which end of period covered falls, end date of each quarter | 31/12/2020 | |
| GEOG_TYPE | Description of geography structure | Practice | |
| CCG | Clinical Commissioning Group | ||
| LA | Local Authority | ||
| PRACTICE_CODE | Dental practice code | V02722 | This variable is not applicable to CCG/LA geographies |
| PRACTICE_NAME | Dental practice name | Name | |
| PRAC_POSTCODE | Dental practice postcode | Postcode | |
| CCG_CODE | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) code | 00L | This variable is not applicable to LA geographies |
| CCG_ONS_CODE | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) ONS code | E38000130 | |
| CCG_NAME | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) name | NHS Northumberland CCG | |
| LA_CODE | Local Authority code | E06000057 | This variable is not applicable to NHS geographies |
| LA_NAME | Local Authority name | Northumberland County Council | |
| REGION_CODE | NHS England Commissioning Regions code | Y63 | This variable is not applicable to LA geographies |
| REGION_ONS_CODE | NHS England Commissioning Regions ONS code | E40000009 | |
| REGION_NAME | NHS England Commissioning Regions name | North East and Yorkshire | |
| PATIENT_TYPE | Classification of patient: Adult or Child | Adult | |
| Child | |||
| AGE_BAND | Age group of patient | 0 | |
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | |||
| 16 | |||
| 17 | |||
| 18-64 | |||
| 65-74 | |||
| 75-84 | |||
| 85+ | |||
| PATIENTS_SEEN | The number of patients seen in the period | Number | |
| POPULATION | The population estimate in the period | Number | This variable is not applicable at practice level |
Clinical and Charges
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Valid/Example Values | Value Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| END_DATE_QUARTER | Date in which end of period covered falls, end date of each quarter |
Clinical |
30-Jun-20 | |
| 30-Sep-20 | ||||
| Charges | 2019-20 | |||
| 2020-21 | ||||
| GEOG_TYPE | Description of geography structure | CCG | Clinical Commissioning Group | |
| LA | Local Authority | |||
| CCG_CODE | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) code | 00L | This variable is not applicable to LA geographies | |
| CCG_ONS_CODE | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) ONS code | E38000130 | ||
| CCG_NAME | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) name | NHS Northumberland CCG | ||
| LA_CODE | Local Authority code | E06000057 | This variable is not applicable to NHS geographies | |
| LA_NAME | Local Authority name | Northumberland County Council | ||
| REGION_CODE | NHS England Commissioning Regions code | Y63 | This variable is not applicable to LA geographies | |
| REGION_ONS_CODE | NHS England Commissioning Regions ONS code | E40000009 | ||
| REGION_NAME | NHS England Commissioning Regions name | North East and Yorkshire | ||
| PATIENT_TYPE | Classification of patient: Adult or Child | Adult | ||
| Child | ||||
| All | ||||
| DENTAL_TREATMENT_BAND | The NHS charge band in which the activity was recorded against | Band 1 | This variable is not applicable to population data | |
| Band 2 | ||||
| Band 3 | ||||
| Free | ||||
| Total | ||||
| Urgent | ||||
| MEASURE | Clinical treatment or charges | Charge | This variable is not applicable to population data | |
| Antibiotic | Number of Antibiotics prescribed in period | |||
| Cl_AMS | Number of claims for Advanced Mandatory Services | |||
| Cl_Bridges | Number of claims for Bridges in period | |||
| Cl_Crowns | Number of claims for Crowns in period | |||
| Cl_Denture | Number of claims for Dentures in period | |||
| Cl_DomVisit | Number of claims for Domiciliary Visits in period | |||
| Cl_Endodontic | Number of claims for Endodontic treatments in period | |||
| Cl_Extractions | Number of claims for Extractions in period | |||
| Cl_Fillings | Number of claims for Extractions in period | |||
| Cl_Fissure | Number of claims for Fissure treatments in period | |||
| Cl_Fluoride | Number of claims for Fluoride treatments in period | |||
| Cl_Inlays | Number of claims for Inlays in period | |||
| Cl_LDent_Ac | Number of claims for Lower Dentures - Acrylic in period | |||
| Cl_LDent_Met | Number of claims for Lower Dentures - Metal in period | |||
| Cl_NoCDS | Number of claims with no clinical data | |||
| Cl_Radiographs | Number of claims for Radiographs in period | |||
| Cl_ScalePolish | Number of claims for Scale & Polish treatments in period | |||
| Cl_Sedation | Number of claims for Sedations | |||
| Cl_UDent_Ac | Number of claims for Upper Dentures - Acrylic in period | |||
| Cl_UDent_Met | Number of claims for Upper Dentures - Metal in period | |||
| Cl_Veneers | Number of claims for Veneers in period | |||
| Examination | Number of Examinations carried out in period | |||
| Num_BridgeUnits | Number of Bridges fitted in period | |||
| Num_Radiographs | Number of Radiographs in period | |||
| Other_Treatments | Number of Other Treatments delivered in period | |||
| Te_Crowns | Number of teeth fitted with Crown in period | |||
| Te_Endodontic | Number of teeth fitted with Endodontic treatments in period | |||
| Te_Extractions | Number of teeth Extracted in period | |||
| Te_Fillings | Number of teeth Filled in period | |||
| Te_Fissure | Number of teeth treated with Fissure sealants in period | |||
| Te_Inlays | Number of teeth fitted with an Inlay in period | |||
| Te_Veneers | Number of teeth fitted with Veneers in period | |||
| Total_Cl | Total number of clinical treatments delivered in period | |||
| VALUE | Number of clinical treatments delivered or value of charges | Number | ||
Workforce
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Valid/Example Values | Value Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Year in which end of period covered falls | 2020-21 | |
| Geography | Description of geography | National | |
| NHS England Region | |||
| Clinical Commissioning Group | |||
| Parent_Code1 | NHS commissioning region code or England code | See 'Geographical mapping.csv' for mapping | |
| Org_Code | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Code | See 'Geographical mapping.csv' for mapping | |
| Contract_Type | Contract type under which the performer delivered the NHS treatment | GDS | General Dental Services |
| PDS | Personal Dental Services | ||
| TDS | Trust-led Dental Services | ||
| Mixed | |||
| Age_Group | Age group of performer | Under 35 | |
| 35-44 | |||
| 45-54 | |||
| 55+ | |||
| Gender | Gender of performer | F | Female |
| M | Male | ||
| Dentist_Type | Classification of performer based on contract type and how they perform their work | Associate | |
| Providing performer | |||
| Dentist_Count | Count of performers | Number |
Workforce Joiners and Leavers
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Valid/Example Values | Value Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Financial year of the period | 2020-21 | |
| Geography | Description of geography | National | |
| NHS England Region | |||
| Clinical Commissioning Group | |||
| Parent_Code1 | NHS commissioning region code or England code | See 'Geographical mapping.csv' for mapping | |
| Org_Code | NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Code | See 'Geographical mapping.csv' for mapping | |
| Joiner_Leaver | Leavers | ||
| Joiners | |||
| Contract_Type | Contract type under which the performer delivered the NHS treatment | GDS | General Dental Services |
| PDS | Personal Dental Services | ||
| TDS | Trust-led Dental Services | ||
| Mixed | |||
| Age_Group | Age group of performer | Under 35 | |
| 35-44 | |||
| 45-54 | |||
| 55+ | |||
| Gender | Gender of performer | F | Female |
| M | Male | ||
| Dentist_Type | Classification of performer based on contract type and how they perform their work | Associate | |
| Providing performer | |||
| Dentist_Count | Count of performers | Number |
Last edited: 10 March 2023 4:25 pm