This statistic depicts the share of parents who had difficulty finding an NHS (National Health Service) dentist in the United Kingdom in 2013, by reason. Of parents surveyed, 69 percent said that their main difficulty for not finding an NHS dentist was due to local dentists not taking on NHS patients.
Proportion of individuals who had difficulty finding an NHS dentist in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by reason
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Local dentists not taking on NHS patients
69%
Dentist will take child on NHS only if parents register privately
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (March 19, 2015). Proportion of individuals who had difficulty finding an NHS dentist in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417928/difficulty-finding-an-nhs-dentist-in-the-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of individuals who had difficulty finding an NHS dentist in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by reason." Chart. March 19, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417928/difficulty-finding-an-nhs-dentist-in-the-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2015). Proportion of individuals who had difficulty finding an NHS dentist in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417928/difficulty-finding-an-nhs-dentist-in-the-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of Individuals Who Had Difficulty Finding An Nhs Dentist in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417928/difficulty-finding-an-nhs-dentist-in-the-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Proportion of individuals who had difficulty finding an NHS dentist in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417928/difficulty-finding-an-nhs-dentist-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Proportion of individuals who had difficulty finding an NHS dentist in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by reason [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, March 19, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417928/difficulty-finding-an-nhs-dentist-in-the-united-kingdom/
