§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the proportion of people with no remaining natural teeth in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 6 May 1986, c.87]: These figures are not collected annually. Surveys in 1978 and in 1983 indicate that the proportion of adults in England and Wales with no remaining natural teeth was as follows:
per cent. 1978 29 1983 25
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list those areas covered by the pilot scheme of capitation fees for dentists for child patients;
(2) if he will list those areas to be covered by the extended experiment in paying capitation fees for dentists for child patients.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 6 May 1986, c. 87]: The pilot study was limited to a small number of dentists in each of the following areas:
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- Gloucestershire
- Manchester
- Redbridge and Waltham Forest
- South Glamorgan
- Greater Glasgow.
The areas which it is proposed should be covered by the extended experiment are:
- Bromley or Kingston and Richmond
- Doncaster or Salford
- Hereford and Worcester or Norfolk
- Fife or Grampian.