AQW 40653/22-27
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 16/02/2026
Answered On Date: 11/03/2026
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail expenditure on health service dentistry per head of population, in the last five years.
Answer:
Health service dentistry is carried out both by Health and Social Care Trusts and Dental Practices. The total cost of health service dentistry per head of population in Northern Ireland over the last five years is shown in the table below: Year | Cost of HSCNI Dental Services per head of population | 2024/25 | £60.50 | 2023/24 | £55.09 | 2022/23 | £59.92 | 2021/22 | £68.73 | 2020/21 | £65.91 |
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