NHS dental activity has fallen since March but the overall picture is mixed, quarterly dental commissioning statistics have shown.
The published statistics showed a 0.76% drop in volume of units of dental activity commissioned by primary care trusts in quarter two.
Yet compared to the same period last year - from March to end of June - total units of dental activity have risen by 87,000 or 0.1%.
All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care Trusts) returned data.