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GPs, dentists and pharmacies · 2 measures

Adults seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months

Part of GPs, dentists and pharmacies in Portsmouth

Each measure shows its latest figure, how it compares and its trend. The geography is named on every card.

People living in Portsmouth (by patient postcode), wherever they were treated.

Adults seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months

31.4% June 2026

8.8 percentage points lower than England (40.2%).

Down 13 percentage points since April 2019 (43.9%).

Administrative records

Trend, comparison and definition

What this answers: What share of adults living in the city have seen an NHS dentist in the last two years?

Adults seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months

April 2019 to June 2026

Portsmouth · %

Reviewed figures: April 2019 to June 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2019 to June 2026, adults seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months fell by 12.5 percentage points in Portsmouth and fell by 9.4 percentage points in England.

Both places compared over April 2019 to June 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth; All patients seen in England (including those with an unknown or non-English address) divided by the population of English local authorities, matching NHSBSA's published England figure..

Actual values

PortsmouthEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Adults seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months · % of adult population
PeriodPortsmouthSouthamptonChichesterWinchesterEngland
2026-0631.4%36.3%26%37.4%40.2%
2026-0530.7%36.2%25.8%37.2%40.1%
2026-0430.5%36.1%25.5%36.9%40%
2026-0330.2%36%25.6%36.8%40%
2026-0230%35.8%25.6%36.7%39.9%
2026-0129.9%35.7%25.7%36.5%39.8%
2025-1229.4%35.4%25.6%36.3%39.5%
2025-1129.4%35.4%25.7%36.4%39.6%
2025-1029.4%35.6%25.7%36.4%39.6%
2025-0929.2%35.6%25.7%36.3%39.5%
2025-0829.1%35.7%25.7%36.3%39.5%
2025-0729.1%35.7%25.8%36.3%39.5%
2025-0629%35.7%25.8%36.3%39.4%
2025-0528.9%35.7%26%36.2%39.4%
2025-0428.8%35.6%26.1%36.2%39.4%
2025-0328.5%35.4%26.3%36.7%39.7%
2025-0228.5%35.5%26.3%36.7%39.7%
2025-0128.6%35.6%26.2%36.8%39.7%
2024-1228.5%35.5%26.3%36.9%39.8%
2024-1128.2%35.4%26.4%37%39.7%
2024-1027.9%35.2%26.4%37.1%39.7%
2024-0927.6%34.9%26.3%36.9%39.6%
2024-0827.8%34.8%26.4%37%39.6%
2024-0727.8%34.6%26.3%37.1%39.7%
2024-0627.8%34.4%26.3%37.1%39.6%
2024-0527.9%34.2%26.3%37.1%39.6%
2024-0428.1%34.1%26.4%37.1%39.6%
2024-0328%34.2%26.7%37.6%40%
2024-0228.3%34.1%26.8%37.6%40%
2024-0128.7%33.9%27%37.4%39.9%
2023-1229.1%33.7%27.2%37.2%39.9%
2023-1129.3%33.3%27.5%37.1%39.8%
2023-1029.4%32.8%27.7%36.9%39.7%
2023-0929.6%32.5%28%36.9%39.6%
2023-0829.7%32.2%28.3%36.9%39.5%
2023-0729.3%32.1%28.4%36.9%39.4%
2023-0629.4%31.8%28.5%36.8%39.3%
2023-0529.6%31.8%28.7%36.9%39.3%
2023-0429.9%31.7%28.8%36.8%39.2%
2023-0331%32.6%29.5%37.5%39.9%
2023-0231.1%32.4%29.6%37.3%39.5%
2023-0131.3%32.4%29.6%37.2%39.3%
2022-1231.4%32.2%29.6%37.2%39%
2022-1131.3%31.9%29.6%37.1%38.7%
2022-1031.1%31.5%29.5%36.7%38.2%
2022-0930.9%31.1%29.4%36.4%37.8%
2022-0830.6%30.8%29.2%36.1%37.3%
2022-0730.4%30.4%29%35.6%36.8%
2022-0630.1%30.1%28.8%35.1%36.2%
2022-0529.6%29.6%28.3%34.4%35.4%
2022-0428.9%28.8%27.8%33.7%34.4%
2022-0328.8%28.9%27.7%33.6%33.9%
2022-0228.6%28.8%27.4%33.4%33.6%
2022-0129.1%29.4%27.9%33.8%34.2%
2021-1229.9%30.6%28.5%34.6%35.2%
2021-1130.1%31.1%28.9%35.1%35.9%
2021-1031%32%29.5%35.8%36.8%
2021-0932%33%30.3%36.8%37.9%
2021-0832.8%33.7%31.1%37.7%39%
2021-0733.5%34.3%31.6%38.3%39.7%
2021-0634.1%34.8%32.1%38.9%40.5%
2021-0534.5%35.3%32.2%39.2%41%
2021-0435.1%35.9%32.5%39.8%41.6%
2021-0335.4%36.3%33.3%41.2%42.4%
2021-0236.1%36.9%33.8%41.7%43.1%
2021-0136.7%37.4%34%42.1%43.6%
2020-1237.2%38%34.5%42.6%44.2%
2020-1137.7%38.4%34.7%42.9%44.5%
2020-1038.4%38.9%35.1%43.2%45.1%
2020-0939%39.5%35.5%43.6%45.7%
2020-0839.5%40%35.9%43.9%46.2%
2020-0739.9%40.5%36%44.3%46.7%
2020-0640.4%41%36.5%44.9%47.2%
2020-0540.9%41.6%36.9%45.4%47.8%
2020-0441.5%42.2%37.3%45.9%48.4%
2020-0341.8%42.6%37.9%47%49.1%
2020-0242.1%42.6%38%47.1%49.3%
2020-0142.3%42.6%38.2%47%49.3%
2019-1242.4%42.6%38.3%47.2%49.3%
2019-1142.5%42.6%38.5%47.3%49.3%
2019-1042.7%42.6%38.6%47.4%49.3%
2019-0942.9%42.7%38.6%47.5%49.4%
2019-0843.1%42.9%38.8%47.5%49.4%
2019-0743.3%43.1%38.9%47.6%49.5%
2019-0643.5%43.1%38.9%47.6%49.5%
2019-0543.6%43.1%39.1%47.6%49.6%
2019-0443.9%43.3%39.2%47.5%49.6%

Definition: Distinct adults (18 and over) seen for NHS dental care in the 24 months up to the end of the month, as a share of the ONS mid-year adult population used by NHSBSA. Counted by where the patient lives. Includes orthodontic visits.

  • Counts NHS dental care only. People who pay privately or do not need treatment are not "seen".
  • NHSBSA updates the population denominator between years, so small changes can come from a new population estimate rather than more patients.
  • Ward figures use the 2024 ward population (NHSBSA had no 2025 ward estimates), so they are not exactly comparable with the city figure.

Series breaks: 2020-03: COVID-19 restrictions sharply cut routine NHS dental care from March 2020, so the rolling counts fall and then recover over the following 12 to 24 months.

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA): NHS Dental Statistics for England: patients seen by patient location (monthly, local authority) ↗ · Open data table SDC_GEO_DENTAL_PATIENTS_SEEN_PATIENT_LOCATION_201920_202627, months 2019-04-30 to 2026-06-30. Queries and responses: data/counts/pompey/raw/gp-and-primary-care/manifest-dental.json · retrieved 2026-11-09

People living in Portsmouth (by patient postcode), wherever they were treated.

Children seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months

52.2% June 2026

7.9 percentage points lower than England (60.1%).

Down 2.7 percentage points since April 2019 (54.9%).

Administrative records

Trend, comparison and definition

What this answers: What share of children living in the city have seen an NHS dentist in the last year?

Children seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months

April 2019 to June 2026

Portsmouth · %

Reviewed figures: April 2019 to June 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2019 to June 2026, children seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months fell by 2.7 percentage points in Portsmouth and rose by 0.7 percentage points in England.

Both places compared over April 2019 to June 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth; All patients seen in England (including those with an unknown or non-English address) divided by the population of English local authorities, matching NHSBSA's published England figure..

Actual values

PortsmouthEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Children seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months · % of child population
PeriodPortsmouthSouthamptonChichesterWinchesterEngland
2026-0652.2%60.9%53.1%56.9%60.1%
2026-0550.9%61.1%52.3%56.6%59.9%
2026-0450.4%60.9%51.7%56.6%60%
2026-0350.2%60.6%51.7%55.9%60%
2026-0249.9%60.4%51.1%55.8%59.7%
2026-0149.6%59.8%51%55.7%59.5%
2025-1248.5%58.9%50.1%55%58.6%
2025-1148.7%59.2%50.3%55.2%58.9%
2025-1048.9%59.2%49.7%55.2%58.7%
2025-0948.4%59.2%49.8%55.3%58.9%
2025-0847.9%59.1%49.1%55.2%58.7%
2025-0747.2%58.6%48.8%54.7%58.4%
2025-0646.7%58.3%49.1%54.2%58.4%
2025-0546.1%57.9%49.2%53.7%58.1%
2025-0445.9%57.9%49.3%53.6%58.1%
2025-0344.6%56.5%49.7%53.5%57.6%
2025-0243.8%56.6%49.8%53.3%57.2%
2025-0143.6%56.7%50.1%53.3%57.3%
2024-1242.7%56.7%50.7%53.2%57.4%
2024-1141.9%56.2%50.9%53%57.2%
2024-1041%55.9%51%52.7%56.9%
2024-0940.4%55.2%50.6%52.2%56.6%
2024-0840.2%55.2%50.4%52.1%56.4%
2024-0740.3%55%49.9%51.9%56.2%
2024-0640.1%54.9%50%51.6%55.9%
2024-0540%54.7%50.1%51.6%55.9%
2024-0439.8%54.2%50%51.2%55.6%
2024-0339.5%53.5%49.7%51.7%55.6%
2024-0239.4%53.3%49%51.5%55.4%
2024-0138.9%53%48.7%50.9%55.1%
2023-1238.7%52.5%48.9%50.9%54.9%
2023-1138.2%51.9%48.4%50.3%54.8%
2023-1037.7%51%47.5%49.9%54.4%
2023-0937.4%49.9%47.3%49.7%54.2%
2023-0837%48.8%47.3%49.6%54%
2023-0735.4%47.9%46.9%49.9%53.6%
2023-0635.1%46.5%46.6%50%53.3%
2023-0535%45.4%46.7%49.8%52.8%
2023-0435%44.5%46.9%49.6%52.7%
2023-0335.5%44.1%47.7%51.1%53%
2023-0235.7%43.2%47.5%49.9%52.3%
2023-0136.4%42.7%47.7%49.6%51.6%
2022-1236.9%41.9%47.6%49.2%51%
2022-1137.3%41.5%48%49.1%50.5%
2022-1037.5%41%48.1%48.7%49.8%
2022-0937.4%40.7%48.4%48%49.2%
2022-0837.3%40.6%48.8%47.7%48.6%
2022-0737.6%40.3%48.4%46.8%47.6%
2022-0638%40%48.4%46.3%47.1%
2022-0538.6%39.9%48.2%45.8%46.8%
2022-0438.8%39.4%47.3%45.2%46%
2022-0340.1%39.2%48.1%46.6%46%
2022-0239.8%37.8%46.8%46.3%44.9%
2022-0139.7%36.9%46.6%48%44.3%
2021-1239.5%36.7%46.1%47.8%43.7%
2021-1137.5%35.5%45.1%45%42.6%
2021-1036.3%34.3%43.9%43.8%40.9%
2021-0935.2%33.1%42.4%42.3%39.3%
2021-0834.4%31.7%41.1%40.9%37.9%
2021-0732.8%29.8%39%38.8%35.7%
2021-0631.1%27.5%37.2%39%33.5%
2021-0528.2%24.9%34.3%34.2%30.1%
2021-0425.4%22.4%32.1%31.7%27.3%
2021-0321.9%19.5%28.6%28.6%23.5%
2021-0221.4%19.4%28.7%27%23.6%
2021-0123.6%22.3%31.6%29%27%
2020-1226.2%27.3%33.7%32.7%30.7%
2020-1129.4%30.7%36.5%35.8%34.2%
2020-1033.5%35.3%40.2%37.8%38.2%
2020-0938.2%41.1%45.6%44%44.3%
2020-0841.1%44.2%48.4%50.6%47.8%
2020-0744.2%47.1%50.4%52%51%
2020-0646.5%46.6%52.5%54.6%53.6%
2020-0548.3%48.6%53.9%56.3%55.4%
2020-0450.4%50.7%55.5%58%57.5%
2020-0352.1%52.8%56.9%59.7%59.5%
2020-0252.7%53.1%57.3%60.1%59.9%
2020-0152.8%52.8%57.3%60%59.8%
2019-1253%52.7%57.7%60.3%59.8%
2019-1153.2%52.3%58.1%60.5%59.7%
2019-1051.9%51.8%58.4%60.6%59.6%
2019-0952.5%52.1%59.3%61%59.7%
2019-0852.8%52.1%59.3%61%59.5%
2019-0753.4%52.3%59.4%60.9%59.5%
2019-0653.9%52%59.7%61.1%59.4%
2019-0554.2%52.1%59.9%60.9%59.4%
2019-0454.9%51.8%60.2%61%59.4%

Definition: Distinct children (under 18) seen for NHS dental care in the 12 months up to the end of the month, as a share of the ONS mid-year child population used by NHSBSA. Counted by where the patient lives. Includes orthodontic visits.

  • Counts NHS dental care only. People who pay privately or do not need treatment are not "seen".
  • NHSBSA updates the population denominator between years, so small changes can come from a new population estimate rather than more patients.
  • Ward figures use the 2024 ward population (NHSBSA had no 2025 ward estimates), so they are not exactly comparable with the city figure.

Series breaks: 2020-03: COVID-19 restrictions sharply cut routine NHS dental care from March 2020, so the rolling counts fall and then recover over the following 12 to 24 months.

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA): NHS Dental Statistics for England: patients seen by patient location (monthly, local authority) ↗ · Open data table SDC_GEO_DENTAL_PATIENTS_SEEN_PATIENT_LOCATION_201920_202627, months 2019-04-30 to 2026-06-30. Queries and responses: data/counts/pompey/raw/gp-and-primary-care/manifest-dental.json · retrieved 2026-11-09

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