§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental inspections were undertaken by the community dental service from 1990 to the latest available date in each school, including special schools, within the Sunderland health authority area. [4418]
§ Mr. MaloneThis information is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the savings in dental health costs to Sunderland health authority resulting from artificial fluoridation of public water supplies for the five years after the implementation of the proposed scheme. [4416]
§ Mr. MaloneStudies have consistently shown that the prevalence of dental decay in fluoridated areas is between one third to one half lower than in comparable non—fluoridated water areas. Cost savings can be expected from reductions in the need for dental treatment in fluoridated areas.