§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many personnel are employed by the Scottish dental estimates board for the purpose of monitoring dentists' activities; and what was the figure in 1970 and in 1980.
§ Mr. John MacKayAll staff of the SDEB are engaged to some extent in monitoring dentists' activities. Staff numbers are as follows:
1970 1980 1983 Dental advisers 3 4.5 4.5 Clerical and administrative staff 132 152.5 152.5 Total 135 157.0 157.0
§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the maximum annual figure allowable for expenses for dentists within the National Health Service;
(2) what were the practice expenses paid in 1983 to each of the 12 dentists in the National Health Service whose earnings were over £100,000.
§ Mr. John MacKayPractice expenses are not paid to dentists direct. General dental practitioners are remunerated under a scale of fees for work done which allows for the average expenses of a practitioner. The provisional figure for 1983–84 is £26,051. There is no maximum.
§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many examinations took place in 1983 of the work done by those National Health Service dentists with gross earnings of over £100,000; and what were the results.
§ Mr. John MacKayReferences to the Scottish Home and Health Department's regional dental officer service were made by the Scottish Dental Estimates Board in respect of 10 of the 12 general dental practitioners in the NHS in Scotland with gross earnings in excess of £100,000. The results are shown in the following table. The remaining two dentists with such earnings limit their practice to orthodontics: there were no references but pre-and post-treatment models are required for orthodontic treatment.
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Total Grade A* Grade B* Grade C* Patient failed to attend Dentist 1 7 4 1 — 2 Dentist 2 4 2 — — 2 Dentist 3 1 1 — — — Dentist 4 6 3 — 2 1 Dentist 5 3 3 — — — Dentist 6 10 4 3 3 — Dentist 7 11 8 2 — 1 Dentist 8 13 8 1 — 4 Dentist 9 15 9 2 — 4 Dentist 10 7 6 1 — — — — — — — 77 48 10 5 14 * Assessment of the RDO report by the Dental Estimates Board's dental advisers: Grade A=satisfactory; Grade B=need for further minor treatment; Grade C=unsatisfactory.