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The study used monthly data on hospital admissions in NHS hospitals in England between March 2007 and December 2024 for 0- to 17-y-olds. Admission rates for caries-related extractions were standardised by population size (per 100,000\u2009person-months) and stratified by area deprivation quintiles. The slope and relative indices of inequality (SII and RII) were used to evaluate the magnitude of the absolute and relative inequalities in admission rates by area deprivation. Admission rates for tonsillectomy were chosen as a negative control outcome. A segmented regression model was fitted with a parameterization that incorporated 4 key policy and contextual phases: SDIL announcement, implementation, COVID-19 lockdown, and postlockdown recovery. When the counterfactual and observed trends were compared, there were absolute reductions in the SII for caries-related extractions of 3.89 (95% CI: 2.38, 5.39) and 9.27 (95% CI: 7.15, 11.40) at 22 and 80\u2009mo after implementation, corresponding to relative reductions of 9.16% (95% CI: 3.18, 15.13) and 25.54% (95% CI: 15.74, 35.34), respectively. There were also absolute reductions in the RII of 0.03 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.05) at 22 and 80\u2009mo after implementation, corresponding to relative reductions of 13.52% (95% CI: 4.56, 22.48) and 12.74% (95% CI: 4.49, 20.99). No differences in SII or RII were observed for tonsillectomy admission rates. 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