AQW 40653/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail expenditure on health service dentistry per head of population, in the last five years.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 16 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 16 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 3 March 2026
- Answered
- 11 March 202623 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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 |