HC Deb 26 April 1995 vol 258 cc600-1W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish information for Wales corresponding to that contained in table 23 on page 63 of the Department of Health's departmental report, cm 2812 (March 1995). [19918]

Mr. Richards

The information is given in the following table.

Family Health Services—Key Statistics on General Dental Services
General Dental Services1 1983–84 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Per cent. change 1983–84 to 1993–94 Per cent. change 1992–93 to 1993–94
Gross expenditure (£ millions)2 30.320 50.115 57.055 69.513 73.794 67.964 124.2 -7.9
Gross expenditure in real term (1994–95 prices)(£ millions) 52.201 62.886 66.284 75.983 77.573 69.323 32.8 -10.6
Proportion of gross expenditure met from charges (per cent.)3 23.5 33.3 31.8 28.9 27.7 28.0 19.1 1.1
Number of general dental practitioners (GDPs)4 702 827 837 832 831 843 20.1 1.4
Adult courses of treatment (thousands) 1,048 1,192 1,327 1,031 1,398 1,409 34.4 0.8
Adult courses of treatment per GDP 1,493 1,441 1,585 1,239 1,682 1,671 11.9 -0.7
Children registered into capitation (thousands)5 — — — 338 416 431 — 3.6
Children registered per GDP6 — — — 407 501 511 — 2.0
Average gross cost of adult courses of treatment in real terms (1994–95 prices) (£)7 38.79 43.71 39.96 39.77 36.93 31.99 -17.5 -13.4
Gross cost of general dental services per GDP in real terms 1994–95 prices) 74,360 76,041 79,192 91,326 93,349 82,234 10.6 -11.9
1 General dental services are the care and treatment provided by independent dental practitioners, who provide services under arrangements made with local Family Health Services Authorities.
2 Gross expenditure is based on Appropriation Account (cash) figures. It includes that proportion of costs met from patient charges and excludes charge refunds. Appropriation Account figures.
3 Charge income collected from patients (net of refunds) as a proportion of gross expenditure.
4 Principals and assistants at 30 September.
5 Number of children registered as at 30 September. Capitation registration only began with the introduction of the new dental contract from 1 October 1990.
6 Average number of children registered per dentist, including principals and assistants, although patient registrations are formally attributed to principals only.
7 Average cost of adult courses of treatment, as measured by Dental Practice Board data recording only item of service fees payable for such treatments up to September 1990, from October 1990 onwards, costs are based on item of service fees payable and adult continuing care payments. Prior to 1986–87, data is only available on a calendar year basis.