§ 99. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Minister of Education whether he is aware that of 13 dentists available in area No. 9, all but three have now resigned; that preventive work in this area is now at a standstill and that even emergency treatment is not properly available; and what steps he is taking to ensure that more dentists are recruited into this area.
§ Mr. TomlinsonI am aware of the difficulties in the School Dental Service of area No. 9 of Middlesex, but I am assured that emergency treatment is being maintained in the whole of the area and preventive treatment in part of it. I dealt with the general difficulties affecting the School Dental Service in the answer which I gave the hon. Members for Sutton Coldfield (Sir J. Mellor) and Mile End (Mr. Piratin) on 20th October last.