§ 48. Mr. PALINGasked the Minister of Health how many patients have been treated under the National Health Insurance Additional Benefit (Dental) Act since its introduction; and what proportion of these people have been made edentulous?
§ Sir K. WOODFigures are not available as to the number of insured persons who have received help from their approved societies towards the cost of dental treatment. Where dental benefit is given to an insured person the treatment must be such as to secure dental fitness.