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<p>NHS England commission primary care dental services based on local oral health
needs assessments in collaboration with public health teams in local authorities to
determine the needs of local populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information
is collected quarterly from patients on whether they sought a National Health Service
dental appointment and, if so, whether they were successful. This “GP Patient Survey
Dental Statistics; January to March 2015, England” provides information on how far
demand for NHS dental treatment is being met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information
is available at national, and clinical commissioning group (CCG) level. It is not
collected at constituency level. In the latest survey, carried out in January to March
2015, 93% of English respondents had sought an NHS dental appointment in the last
two years and reported they had been successful. In the NHS Sheffield CCG area this
figure was 91%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full results from the survey can
be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/07/02/5694gpps_dentw21415/"
target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/07/02/5694gpps_dentw21415/</a></p><p>
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