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Finished consultant episodes for dental caries among children aged 0-5, rate per 100,000 (17182) Metric type
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- Finished consultant episodes for dental caries among children aged 0-5, rate per 100,000.
Dental caries (tooth decay) and periodontal (gum) disease are the most common dental pathologies in the UK. Tooth decay has become less common over the past two decades, but is still a significant health and social problem. It results in destruction of the crowns of teeth and frequently leads to pain and infection. Dental disease is more common in deprived areas, comparedto affluent, communities. The indicator is a good direct measure of dental health and an indirect, proxy measure of child health and diet.
Originally published as part of NHS Digital Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
- Modified
- 08 Mar 2024
- Data last updated
- 11 Mar 2024
- Short label
- Hospital admissions for dental caries (0-5 years)
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 2
- Polarity
- a low value is good
- Measure
- 3 year rate of hospital admissions per 100,000
- Dataset
- Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) 3 Year
- Collection
- Child and Maternal Health
- Source
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
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