§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average cost of dental treatment in(a) the north west and (b) England for the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe table shows the average payments for registered patients in the general dental services (GDS) in 1991–92, the latest year for which figures are available.
Gross payments 1991–92 in1£ million Number of patients registered at 30 September 19912 Average gross payments 1991–92 per registered patient£ North western region 108.20 1,881,311 57.51 England 1,210.06 21,570,226 56.10 Notes: 1 The total of payments scheduled by the Dental Practice Board in
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respect of child and adult items of servie fees, continuing care and capitation payments, and weighted entry payments. Taken together, these payments represent about 95 per cent. of the total gross cost of the GDS. The figures include charge income collected from patients. 2 The figures do not include patients who received "occasional treatment", that is, without registering with the dentist.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists are in practice in(a) Pendle, (b) the north-west standard region and (c) England who (i) take NHS patients, (ii) take private patients only and (iii) until 1990 took NHS patients but no longer do so.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information in not held centrally. The table shows the number of national health service dentists by family health service authority (FHSA), regional health authority (RHA) and for England as a whole.
30 September 1990 30 September 1992 Lancashire FHSA 400 421 North West RHA 1,232 1,258 England 15,480 15,411 Dentists are independent contractors and are free to practice privately if they wish. Information is not held about those who decide to do so.