New NHS dental patients treated by local health board and patient type
Table
| Data values | Data description | Measure | Year | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182,782 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Wales |
| 35,270 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 4,886 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Powys |
| 17,972 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Hywel Dda |
| 26,738 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Swansea Bay |
| 32,241 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 33,184 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 32,491 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2022-23 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 146,670 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Wales |
| 27,842 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 7,302 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Powys |
| 12,704 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Hywel Dda |
| 25,404 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Swansea Bay |
| 25,941 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 23,517 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 23,960 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2023-24 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 146,341 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Wales |
| 28,265 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 6,366 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Powys |
| 11,618 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Hywel Dda |
| 17,468 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Swansea Bay |
| 31,112 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 23,871 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 27,641 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 2024-25 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 111,983 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Wales |
| 20,895 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 4,030 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Powys |
| 7,850 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Hywel Dda |
| 13,040 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Swansea Bay |
| 22,990 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Aneurin Bevan |
| 20,882 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 22,296 | Number of new patients treated | Patients treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Cardiff and Vale |
| 112,457 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Wales |
| 21,678 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 2,834 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Powys |
| 10,491 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Hywel Dda |
| 17,261 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Swansea Bay |
| 19,805 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 21,425 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 18,963 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2022-23 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 88,509 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Wales |
| 16,337 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 3,878 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Powys |
| 7,246 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Hywel Dda |
| 16,785 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Swansea Bay |
| 15,256 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 14,613 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 14,394 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2023-24 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 85,684 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Wales |
| 14,148 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 3,837 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Powys |
| 6,604 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Hywel Dda |
| 10,711 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Swansea Bay |
| 19,023 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 15,012 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 16,349 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 2024-25 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 64,391 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Wales |
| 11,335 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 2,285 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Powys |
| 4,259 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Hywel Dda |
| 6,687 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Swansea Bay |
| 13,844 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Aneurin Bevan |
| 12,515 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 13,466 | Number of new patients treated | Adults treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Cardiff and Vale |
| 70,325 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Wales |
| 13,592 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 2,052 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Powys |
| 7,481 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Hywel Dda |
| 9,477 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Swansea Bay |
| 12,436 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 11,759 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 13,528 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2022-23 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 58,161 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Wales |
| 11,505 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 3,424 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Powys |
| 5,458 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Hywel Dda |
| 8,619 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Swansea Bay |
| 10,685 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 8,904 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 9,566 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2023-24 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 60,657 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Wales |
| 14,117 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 2,529 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Powys |
| 5,014 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Hywel Dda |
| 6,757 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Swansea Bay |
| 12,089 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 8,859 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 11,292 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 2024-25 | Cardiff and Vale |
| 47,592 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Wales |
| 9,560 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 1,745 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Powys |
| 3,591 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Hywel Dda |
| 6,353 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Swansea Bay |
| 9,146 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Aneurin Bevan |
| 8,367 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
| 8,830 | Number of new patients treated | Children treated | 1 April 2025 to 20 January 2026 (year to date) | Cardiff and Vale |
| 87,916 | Number of new patient treatments | Urgent treatments | 2023-24 | Wales |
| 14,989 | Number of new patient treatments | Urgent treatments | 2023-24 | Betsi Cadwaladr |
| 3,632 | Number of new patient treatments | Urgent treatments | 2023-24 | Powys |
| 10,714 | Number of new patient treatments | Urgent treatments | 2023-24 | Hywel Dda |
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Next update expected:February 2026
Updates
- 5th March 2026
Year to date updated
- 20th November 2025
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- Official statistics
- Data provider
- NHS Business Services Authority
- Data source
- Dental services
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
This data shows the number of new NHS dental patients treated and the number of new urgent patient treatments (2023-24 onwards only)
- Data collection or calculation
As part of the dental contract reform programme announced in 2020, dental practices are remunerated for seeing new patients and data on new patients has been collected since April 2022. The aim of capturing new patients is to count those who are newly registered with an NHS dentist for routine treatments. There is a separate measure to count the urgent treatments of new patients, who may not be registered to an NHS dentist for routine appointments.
New patients are defined as: A unique count of patients at each NHS dental contractor who started a Band 1, 2, or 3 treatment with a complete ACORN in the year, whose previous Band 1, 2, or 3 treatment at the contractor was completed more than 48 months prior to the ACORN; or who have not previously been treated by the NHS dental contractor.
For 2023-24, the period to count new patients was adjusted to count Band 1, 2 or 3 treatments back to 1 April 2019, to recognise the severe disruption to NHS dental services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
'New urgent patient treatments' are defined as: A count of urgent treatments at each NHS dental contractor that started in the year, for patients whose previous Band 1, 2, or 3 treatment at the contractor was more than 48 months prior to the urgent treatment; or who have not previously been treated by the NHS dental contractor. The same patient can be counted multiple times if they had multiple urgent treatments at the same contract. This data is available from 2023-24.
'New urgent’ patient treatments are not a subset of ‘new patients’ and the same patient can be counted in both measures in the same year depending on the circumstances of their treatment.
- Statistical quality
While new patients are unique counts for each specific dental contractor, it is estimated that around 80% of new patients in the financial year to date did not have a separate Band 1, 2 or 3 treatment at another Welsh contractor in the previous 4 years.
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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- stats.healthinfo@gov.wales