AQW 34238/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 23/10/2025
Answered On Date: 13/11/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients in North Down who are registered to receive NHS dental care.

Answer:

The estimated population of the North Down Assembly constituency is 91,800 and with 36,851 registrations at 30 June 2025 (the most recent publicly available statics), the registration rate in the area is 40.1%,

Under the current contract, dental practitioners have the right to register or not to register a patient as a Health Service patient. To register as a Health Service patient the patient must have a Health Care Number. Children under-18 must be examined as part of the registration process.