§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of those aged under 18 were registered with a general dental service dentist in(a)each health authority and (b)England in each year since 1997. [44273]
§ Ms BlearsArrangements are now in place to ensure that patients can gain access to NHS services by calling NHS Direct. This means that even if a patient chooses not to register with a dentist it will still be possible for that patient to access all forms of dentistry that are provided by the NHS.
The percentage of children registered with a General Dental Service (GDS) dentist per head of population for each health authority and England is shown in the table at 30 September 1997 to 2001.
From September 1996, the registration period was changed to 15 months; previously child registrations expired at the end of the following calendar year. As a result, data held on registration numbers after 1997 are not comparable to earlier years.
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General Dental Service: Children registered by health authority at 30 September 1997 to 2001 Percentage of children registered1.2 Health authority 19973 1998 1999 2000 2001 England 65 60 60 61 60 Avon 75 70 70 71 71 Barking and Havering 56 49 50 51 52 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 59 52 52 53 53 Barnsley 67 61 62 62 62 Bedfordshire 49 46 46 47 47 Berkshire 63 57 59 58 56 Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 63 58 58 58 58 Birmingham 58 52 52 51 50 Bradford 55 50 49 50 50 Brent and Harrow 60 52 54 54 55 Buckinghamshire 66 61 60 60 59 Bury and Rochdale 69 63 61 62 62 Calderdale and Kirklees 66 61 61 63 62 Cambridge and Huntingdon4 61 56 — — — Cambridgeshire4 — — 58 59 59 Camden and Islington 45 40 40 41 40 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 71 65 65 64 65 County Durham 64 60 59 60 59 Coventry 61 56 57 56 57 Croydon 65 57 55 56 54 Doncaster 73 68 65 67 67 Dorset 77 72 73 73 72 Dudley 55 52 52 51 51 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 56 50 48 49 51 East Kent 66 61 59 61 60 East Lancashire 65 60 59 58 56 East London and The City 38 32 33 33 33 East Norfolk4 72 68 — — — East Riding 65 60 61 62 63 East Surrey 67 62 57 61 60 East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 67 62 62 62 61 Gateshead and South Tyneside 69 64 66 65 65 Gloucestershire 68 65 65 65 63 Herefordshire 74 65 68 67 64
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General Dental Service: Children registered by health authority at 30 September 1997 to 2001 Percentage of children registered1.2 Health authority 19973 1998 1999 2000 2001 Hertfordshire 73 68 68 69 69 Hillingdon 62 56 56 57 57 Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and SE Hampshire 62 59 60 61 60 Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster 38 34 32 32 31 Kingston and Richmond 66 59 59 59 55 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 49 43 40 40 41 Leeds 68 64 65 64 63 Leicestershire 66 62 62 61 63 Lincolnshire 65 61 62 63 63 Liverpool 66 60 60 60 59 Manchester 61 52 54 53 51 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 56 50 50 52 52 Morecambe Bay 64 61 61 61 61 Newcastle and North Tyneside 65 59 61 61 61 Norfolk4 — — 64 64 63 North and East Devon 70 65 68 71 69 North and Mid Hampshire 64 60 59 60 61 North Cheshire 68 61 61 61 61 North Cumbria 66 64 67 68 69 North Derbyshire 67 62 62 61 61 North Essex 66 62 62 63 61 North Nottinghamshire 72 67 68 70 69 North Staffordshire 64 58 59 59 59 North West Anglia4 61 56 — — — North West Lancashire 72 67 69 67 66 North Yorkshire 72 67 68 68 68 Northamptonshire 64 54 59 59 58 Northumberland 68 64 64 65 65 Nottingham 67 62 64 64 63 Oxfordshire 61 57 57 60 60 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 63 56 55 57 57 Rotherham 66 60 61 62 62 Salford and Trafford 77 68 67 66 63 Sandwell 50 48 50 51 51 Sefton 74 69 69 65 63 Sheffield 73 66 67 67 66 Shropshire 73 68 68 68 66 Solihull 62 55 58 58 59 Somerset 74 69 67 70 66 South and West Devon 70 65 66 67 67 South Cheshire 74 62 64 64 65 Southern Derbyshire 64 60 60 61 59 South Essex 60 57 62 64 62 South Humber 69 64 65 65 66 South Lancashire 65 60 60 60 60 South Staffordshire 71 66 66 65 64 Southampton and South West Hampshire 71 67 67 65 65 St. Helens and Knowsley 68 61 61 56 56 Stockport 75 70 71 71 70 Suffolk 68 63 63 64 63 Sunderland 68 63 64 64 64 Tees 75 68 68 68 68 Wakefield 71 65 65 65 65 Walsall 56 50 51 51 49 Warwickshire 67 62 63 62 65 West Kent 64 61 62 62 63 West Pennine 72 65 66 65 64 West Surrey 69 63 63 63 63 West Sussex 75 70 71 70 70 Wigan and Bolton 70 67 66 65 65 Wiltshire 67 63 66 67 66 Wirral 72 69 69 66 65 Wolverhampton 54 54 55 55 54 Worcestershire 69 64 64 62 62 1Based on the number of registrations at 30 September each year. 2ONS 1997 to 2000 mid year population estimates based on the 1991 census are used to calculate the percentage of children registered. 3Registration rate is not comparable to later figures because of the change in the registration period to 15 months. 4Three HAs: Cambridge and Huntingdon, East Norfolk and North West Anglia were replaced by two HAs: Cambridge and Norfolk in April 1999.
§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of those aged 18 years and over were registered with a general dental service dentist in(a)each health authority and (b)England in each year from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. [44272]
§ Ms BlearsArrangements are now in place to ensure that patients can gain access to NHS services by calling NHS Direct. This means that even if a patient chooses not to register with a dentist it will still be possible for that patient to access all forms of dentistry that are provided by the NHS.
The percentage of adults registered with a general dental service (GDS) dentist per head of population for each Family Health Service Authority and for England is shown in table 1 at 30 September 1992 to 1995.
The percentage of adults registered with a GDS dentist per head of population for each health authority and for England is shown in table 2 at 30 September for each year since 1996.
Comparable data for 1990 and 1991 are not available as registrations were only introduced in October 1990 and registration numbers had not yet had time to reach consistent levels.
From September 1996, the registration period for adults was shortened from 24 to 15 months. This affected registration numbers. As a result, registration numbers after 1997 are not comparable to the numbers for earlier years. The data is also affected by gradual improvements in the methods used for the removal of duplicate registration records, which were first employed by the Dental Practice Board in 1993.
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Table 1: General Dental Service: Adults registered by Family Health Service Authority at 30 September 1992 to 1995 Percentage of adults registered1,2,3 Family Health Service Authority 1992 1993 1994 1995 England 58 57 56 53 Avon 64 63 61 56 Barking and Havering 50 52 51 47 Barnet 39 39 40 37 Barnsley 51 56 56 54 Bedfordshire 50 52 52 49 Berkshire 53 51 48 41 Birmingham 61 60 60 58 Bolton 56 58 61 58 Bradford 61 62 61 59 Brent and Harrow 56 57 58 56 Bromley 37 34 33 31 Buckinghamshire 55 50 46 41 Bury 57 57 55 53 Calderdale 66 68 65 63 Cambridgeshire 58 56 55 52 Camden and Islington 62 62 64 59 Cheshire 63 63 62 60 City and East London 51 53 51 47 Cleveland 62 66 64 63 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 63 58 56 53 Coventry 65 61 63 59 Croydon 60 58 55 51 Cumbria 59 56 53 50 Derbyshire 54 53 52 50 Devon 64 61 58 54 Doncaster 60 64 63 62 Dorset 65 63 61 58 Dudley 55 56 57 54 Durham 56 56 54 53 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 55 56 56 52 East Sussex 62 60 58 56 Enfield and Haringey 50 52 52 49
Table 1: General Dental Service: Adults registered by Family Health Service Authority at 30 September 1992 to 1995 Percentage of adults registered1,2,3 Family Health Service Authority 1992 1993 1994 1995 Essex 53 53 53 50 Gateshead 53 58 58 57 Gloucestershire 65 53 47 40 Greenwich and Bexley 54 53 52 47 Hampshire 62 61 58 55 Hereford and Worcester 59 60 59 58 Hertfordshire 60 61 60 57 Hillingdon 58 60 58 56 Humberside 55 55 51 48 Isle of Wight 62 56 51 47 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 47 47 47 44 Kent 54 48 45 41 Kingston and Richmond 40 42 41 41 Kirklees 60 63 63 60 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 60 61 60 56 Lancashire 58 56 55 52 Leeds 62 61 58 56 Leicestershire 59 58 57 55 Lincolnshire 60 60 58 55 Liverpool 58 60 61 58 Manchester 67 69 69 65 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 52 51 50 49 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 55 57 56 57 Norfolk 60 59 57 52 North Tyneside 60 60 60 60 North Yorkshire 62 61 59 56 Northamptonshire 55 56 56 56 Northumberland 51 54 56 52 Nottinghamshire 59 60 60 57 Oldham 56 58 60 57 Oxfordshire 52 48 40 34 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 53 55 56 52 Rochdale 59 58 58 58 Rotherham 51 55 52 52 Salford 59 60 60 55 Sandwell 58 58 59 58 Sefton 62 64 64 63 Sheffield 59 61 61 59 Shropshire 64 63 60 50 Solihull 51 50 49 48 Somerset 66 69 66 60 South Tyneside 55 56 57 57 St. Helens and Knowsley 59 61 61 59 Staffordshire 54 53 51 48 Stockport 67 66 66 65 Suffolk 65 66 65 62 Sunderland 55 57 57 57 Surrey 56 54 52 48 Tameside 55 55 53 53 Trafford 71 68 67 68 Wakefield 58 71 67 63 Walsall 49 51 53 51 Warwickshire 57 57 55 52 West Sussex 62 59 56 54 Wigan 59 59 62 59 Wiltshire 55 55 54 51 Wirral 64 65 65 63 Wolverhampton 57 58 60 58 1Based on the number of registrations at 30 September each year 2ONS 1992 to 1995 mid year population estimates based on the 1991 census are used to calculate the percentage of adults registered ' Registration rates are based on a 24 month registration period
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Table 2: General Dental Service: Adults registered by health authority at 30 September 1996 to 1999 Percentage of adults registered1,2 Health Authority 19963 19973 1998 1999 England 52 51 44 43 Avon 55 54 47 45 Barking and Havering 48 48 39 38 Bamet, Enfield and Haringey 44 43 35 34 Barnsley 55 55 50 49 Bedfordshire 47 44 36 38
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Table 2: General Dental Service: Adults registered by health authority at 30 September 1996 to 1999 Percentage of adults registered1,2 Health Authority 19963 19973 1998 1999 Berkshire 39 39 32 33 Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 39 40 33 33 Birmingham 57 57 49 48 Bradford 57 56 49 48 Brent and Harrow 56 56 43 43 Buckinghamshire 39 36 31 30 Bury and Rochdale 54 54 46 45 Calderdale and Kirklees 60 60 54 52 Cambridge and Huntingdon4 48 46 39 — Cambridgeshire4 — — — 40 Camden and Islington 59 61 48 46 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 50 48 39 37 County Durham 53 53 47 47 Coventry 56 57 47 47 Croydon 50 50 40 39 Doncaster 62 62 56 54 Dorset 55 55 49 49 Dudley 52 51 45 46 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 51 52 41 38 East Kent 43 43 38 37 East Lancashire 53 54 47 47 East London and The City 46 46 34 33 East Norfolk4 54 53 48 — East Riding 46 46 41 42 East Surrey 44 44 38 34 East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 55 53 45 43 Gateshead and South Tyneside 58 57 50 51 Gloucestershire 38 37 31 31 Herefordshire 63 61 50 51 Hertfordshire 55 54 46 46 Hillingdon 54 55 46 44 Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and SE Hampshire 50 48 42 41 Kensington and Chelsea Westminster 42 41 31 30 Kingston and Richmond 39 37 30 29 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 55 55 44 40 Leeds 55 54 49 48 Leicestershire 54 53 46 46 Lincolnshire 55 54 49 49 Liverpool 58 58 48 47 Manchester 63 63 51 51 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 48 48 38 37 Morecambe Bay 53 52 46 46 Newcastle and North Tyneside 57 57 49 50 Norfolk4 — — — 45 North and East Devon 52 50 43 45 North and Mid Hampshire 49 49 41 38 North Cheshire 56 57 48 48 North Cumbria 48 48 43 45 North Derbyshire 47 45 40 40 North Essex 52 51 44 46 North Nottinghamshire 54 57 53 54 North Staffordshire 42 42 36 37 North West Anglia4 43 42 38 — North West Lancashire 53 56 50 51 North Yorkshire 55 54 49 48 Northamptonshire 55 56 47 50 Northumberland 53 53 47 47 Nottingham 59 60 54 52 Oxfordshire 33 32 28 27 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 51 52 43 41 Rotherham 52 52 46 46 Salford and Trafford 60 59 50 49 Sandwell 56 55 49 50 Sefton 63 63 57 56 Sheffield 59 59 54 53 Shropshire 51 45 38 36 Solihull 42 41 31 34 Somerset 56 56 48 46 South and West Devon 52 51 43 41 South Cheshire 57 56 44 45 South Derbyshire 49 48 44 44 South Essex 45 44 39 40 South Humber 52 52 47 48 South Lancashire 43 43 38 39 South Staffordshire 50 49 42 41 Southampton and South West Hampshire 56 55 48 47
Table 2: General Dental Service: Adults registered by health authority at 30 September 1996 to 1999 Percentage of adults registered1,2 Health Authority 19963 19973 1998 1999 St. Helens and Knowsley 58 58 49 49 Stockport 64 63 56 57 Suffolk 59 58 51 52 Sunderland 57 55 46 47 Tees 63 64 56 56 Wakefield 62 61 53 52 Walsall 49 47 42 42 Warwickshire 50 49 41 37 West Kent 40 39 35 35 West Pennine 55 56 48 49 West Surrey 47 44 38 37 West Sussex 51 49 42 42 Wigan and Bolton 58 58 53 52 Wiltshire 48 42 34 37 Wirral 62 62 56 57 Wolverhampton 57 55 47 47 Worcestershire 55 52 45 45 1Based on the number of registrations at 30 September each year 2ONS 1996 to 1999 mid year population estimates based on the 1991 census are used to calculate the percentage of adults registered 3Registration rate is not comparable to later figures because of the change in the registration period to 15 months 4Three HAs: Cambridge and Huntingdon, East Norfolk and North West Anglia were replaced by two HAs: Cambridge and Norfolk in April 1999