Table 1

Mean incidence (SD) of hospital admissions/100 000 population/ month for carious tooth extractions in the preannouncement* and postannouncement† periods of the UK SDIL, overall and by IMD quintiles and age group

Preannouncement*Postannouncement†
Total population31.0 (2.5)28.5 (2.5)
Deprivation quintile
 IMD1 (most deprived)61.6 (5.2)57.7 (4.7)
 IMD238.1 (3.3)34.7 (3.7)
 IMD324.3 (2.4)22.1 (2.2)
 IMD416.7 (1.8)15.7 (1.6)
 IMD5 (least deprived)12.7 (1.2)11.8 (1.3)
Age group (years)
 0–421.5 (2.1)18.3 (2.3)
 5–966.2 (5.5)60.7 (5.4)
 10–1421.1 (2.0)18.8 (1.7)
 15–1811.1 (1.2)9.4 (1.1)
  • *Preannouncement period equates to the dates up to and including, January 2014–March 2016.

  • †Postannouncement period equates to the dates up to and including, April 2016–February 2020.

  • IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; SDIL, soft drinks industry levy.