AQW 34238/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients in North Down who are registered to receive NHS dental care.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 23 October 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 23 October 2025
- Answer due by
- 7 November 2025
- Answered
- 13 November 202521 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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.