Longitudinal Dental Treatment, 1990-2006

The <i>Longitudinal Dental Treatment</i> dataset traces the National Health Service (NHS) primary care dental treatments for a c.5% cohort of patients treated in England and Wales between 1990 and 2006. The dataset is intended to be used primarily as a resource for academic research. The dataset was originally developed by NHS Dental Services, now part of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), but has since been transferred to the Information Centre for Health and Social Care (HSCIC).<br> <br> This cohort study ceased collection of data in 2006 with the introduction of the 2006 NHS Dental Contract. The 2006 contract required a different national minimum dataset and there is currently no ongoing data collection for the original cohort of this study, nor any current plans for a similar exercise.<br> <br> <i>Data formats:</i><br> Users should note that due to the size of the data files, only SPSS and ASCII .dat versions are available; Stata versions have not been created.<br> <br>