Dentists (Hansard, 8 July 1974)

§ Mr. Hill
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average number of courses of National Health 389W Service treatment completed per general dental practitioner in 1949 and in 1973 and the average cost of a course of treatment on a comparable basis.

§ Dr. Owen
In 1949 the average number of courses and cases of treatment per general dental practitioner in England and Wales was 798 and the average cost per estimate was £5.40. The figures for 1973 were 2,177 and £4.85.

§ Mr. Hill
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what fees are now pay-

Item of Treatment Fee paid in 1948 (S.I. 1948 No. 1297)^* Fee paid currently (Statement of Dental Remuneration plus 6 per cent.) Increase

£ £ £ Per cent.

Clinical Examination … … … … 0.50 0.91 0.41 82

Intra-oral Radiograph (1 film) … … … 0.50 0.53 0.03 6

Scaling and Polishing … … … … 0.82½ 1.17 0.35 42

Simple filling:

(a) amalgam … … … … 1.00 1.00 Nil Nil

(b)silicate … … … … 1.25 1.29 0.04 3

Extraction of one tooth … … … … 0.50 1.06 0.56 112

General Anaesthetic (maximum fee) … … 2.00 6.57 4.57 228

^* The assumptions on which the 1948 fees were based was largely falsified and the fees were subsequently substantially reduced.

Item of Treatment	Fee paid in 1948 (S.I. 1948 No. 1297)^*	Fee paid currently (Statement of Dental Remuneration plus 6 per cent.)	Increase
					£	£	£	Per cent.
Clinical Examination	…	…	…	…	0.50	0.91	0.41	82
Intra-oral Radiograph (1 film)	…	…	…	0.50	0.53	0.03	6
Scaling and Polishing	…	…	…	…	0.82½	1.17	0.35	42
Simple filling:
(a) amalgam	…	…	…	…	1.00	1.00	Nil	Nil
(b)silicate	…	…	…	…	1.25	1.29	0.04	3
Extraction of one tooth	…	…	…	…	0.50	1.06	0.56	112
General Anaesthetic (maximum fee)	…	…	2.00	6.57	4.57	228
^* The assumptions on which the 1948 fees were based was largely falsified and the fees were subsequently substantially reduced.