HC Deb 12 April 2002 vol 383 cc678-81W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists worked in the UK in 2001; and what was the comparable figure for 1997. [46180]

Ms Blears

The number of NHS dentists working in the UK is shown in the table for 30 September in the years 1997 and 2001 for each NHS dental service.

These figures are on a headcount basis rather than whole time equivalent (wte) and take no account of part-time working. Dentists working in more than one dental service are included in each service apart from dentists working in both PDS and GDS who are counted in the GDS only.

Dentists working solely in private dentistry are not covered in these figures.

Number of dentists working at 30 September in 1997 and 2001 United Kingdom
30 September General Dental Service1 Salaried service of GDS Personal Dental Service2 Community Dental Service Hospital Dental Service Total
1997 220
20,270 1,850 2,772 25,114
2001 130 467
22,220 1,8323 2,7833 27,432

Notes:

1. The General Dental Service (GDS) cover principals on a HA list, assistants and vocational dental practitioners.

2. The Personal Dental Service (PDS) began in October 1998. The data covers dentists working in the PDS who are not working in the GDS.

3. For Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, September 2000 figures are used.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in each health authority are practising in the NHS. [46179]

Ms Blears

The number of NHS dentists working in England at 30 September 2001 is shown in the table for each Health Authority for each NHS dental service.

Number of dentists working in the NHS by Health Authority at 30 September 2001 England
Health Authority General Dental Service1 Salaried service of GDS Personal Dental Service dentists2 Community Dental Service dentists3 Hospital Dental Service dentists3 Total3,4
England 18,354 86 467 1,348 2,184 22,439
Avon 441 0 8 40 70 560
Barking & Havering 131 13 0 10 10 160
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey 377 0 1 20 20 420
Barnsley 66 0 1 0 10 70
Bedfordshire 189 6 19 30 20 260
Berkshire 313 0 0 30 20 360
Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich 294 6 5 30 10 340
Birmingham 320 0 24 30 150 520
Bradford 144 0 0 20 20 190
Brent & Harrow 221 0 0 20 20 250
Buckinghamshire 294 1 24 30 10 360
Bury & Rochdale 120 0 5 10 10 150
Calderdale & Kirklees 199 0 0 20 20 230
Cambridgeshire 248 7 4 20 30 310
Camden & Islington 225 1 1 20 110 360
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly 178 2 29 40 10 260
County Durham & Darlington 167 0 0 10 0 180
Coventry 94 0 0 10 20 120
Croydon 151 0 0 10 20 180
Doncaster 99 0 0 0 10 110
Dorset 279 0 0 10 30 310
Dudley 91 0 0 10 10 110
Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow 352 0 6 0 20 380
East Kent 210 0 5 10 20 250
East Lancashire 165 0 3 20 20 210
East London & The City 204 9 1 30 70 320
East Riding & Hull 155 0 7 20 30 210
East Surrey 199 0 0 10 0 210
East Sussex, Brighton & Hove 324 0 1 20 30 370
Gateshead & South Tyneside 125 0 0 10 0 140
Gloucestershire 225 0 13 30 20 290
Herefordshire 74 0 9 10 0 100
Hertfordshire 512 0 0 20 10 550
Hillingdon 104 2 0 0 0 110
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth & SE Hampshire 238 0 11 30 30 310
Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster 217 8 0 40 10 280
Kingston & Richmond 159 0 0 10 30 190
Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham 272 0 27 20 170 490
Leeds 284 0 0 10 70 360
Leicestershire 282 0 1 20 30 330
Lincolnshire 157 2 4 10 20 200
Liverpool 154 0 11 30 60 250
Manchester 171 0 2 20 130 330
Merton, Sutton & Wandsworth 298 3 0 30 20 350
Morecambe Bay 117 1 1 10 10 140
Newcastle & North Tyneside 170 0 0 0 110 290
Norfolk 284 0 4 20 40 340
North & East Devon 204 0 5 10 20 230
North & Mid Hampshire 206 0 0 10 20 230
North Cheshire 95 0 7 20 10 130
North Cumbria 107 0 1 10 10 130
North Derbyshire 117 0 5 10 10 140

These figures are on a headcount basis rather than whole time equivalent (wte) and take no account of part-time working. Dentists working in more than one dental service are included in each service apart from dentists working in both PDS and GDS who are counted in the GDS only.

Dentists working solely in private dentistry are not covered in these figures.

Number of dentists working in the NHS by Health Authority at 30 September 2001 England
Health Authority General Dental Service1 Salaried service of GDS Personal Dental Service dentists2 Community Dental Service dentists3 Hospital Dental Service dentists3 Total3,4
North Essex 319 0 0 10 30 360
North Nottinghamshire 120 0 0 0 10 130
North Staffordshire 126 0 15 0 0 140
North West Lancashire 172 0 1 10 20 200
North Yorkshire 304 0 4 30 40 380
Northamptonshire 171 0 0 10 20 200
Northumberland 101 0 0 0 0 110
Nottingham 225 0 0 10 20 250
Oxfordshire 257 0 13 20 30 320
Redbridge & Waltham Forest 185 0 0 10 10 200
Rotherham 76 1 0 10 10 90
Salford & Trafford 158 0 3 10 10 180
Sandwell 93 0 2 20 0 110
Sefton 96 0 5 0 30 130
Sheffield 199 0 0 10 70 290
Shropshire 143 0 4 20 10 180
Solihull 68 0 5 10 0 80
Somerset 176 1 7 10 20 210
South & West Devon 254 14 10 20 40 340
South Cheshire 256 0 22 20 20 310
South Derbyshire 180 0 5 20 20 220
South Essex 247 0 0 10 20 270
South Humber 81 0 0 10 10 100
South Lancashire 97 2 2 20 0 120
South Staffordshire 178 0 11 10 10 220
Southampton & South West Hampshire 200 0 19 40 20 280
St Helens & Knowsley 104 0 8 10 10 130
Stockport 119 0 0 10 10 130
Suffolk 228 0 3 0 20 260
Sunderland 95 0 0 10 20 120
Tees 208 0 0 10 30 250
Wakefield 108 0 0 10 10 120
Walsall 57 0 3 10 0 70
Warwickshire 170 0 6 20 10 200
West Kent 367 2 0 30 30 420
West Pennine 151 1 0 10 10 170
West Surrey 307 0 32 30 30 400
West Sussex 349 0 11 0 30 390
Wigan & Bolton 182 0 0 10 10 210
Wiltshire 215 4 6 30 20 280
Wirral 136 0 8 10 10 160
Wolverhampton 71 0 5 10 10 90
Worcestershire 183 0 12 20 10 230

Notes:

1. The General Dental Service (GDS) figures cover principals on a HA list, assistants and vocational dental practitioners.

2. The Personal Dental Service (PDS) covers dentists working in the PDS who are not working in the GDS.

3. Figures by Health Authority are rounded to the nearest 10.