§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) principal and (b) assistant dentists there were in (i) England, (ii) each NHS region and (iii) each strategic health authority who (A) offered NHS treatment and (B) had vacancies for NHS patients, in each of the last five years. [146218]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe number of dentists providing general dental services dentistry in September in each of the years 1999 to 2003 is shown in table 1, separately for principal dentists and for dental assistants. The figures given prior to 2002 are derived from the old health authority areas.
Information on dentists taking on new national health service patients is available on the www.nhs.uk/web-site. The number of dentists accepting new NHS patients on 4 December 2003 is shown in table 2 for three main patient categories. This information is not available separately for principals and assistants. Earlier information is not available.
799W
Table 1: Number of general dental service dentists in England by region and strategic health authority for September 1999 to 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Surrey and Sussex 1,025 1,050 1,081 1,080 1,009 Thames Valley 749 768 782 783 829 Trent 716 717 716 725 859 West Yorkshire 657 649 674 685 726 Assistant Dentists Region England 1,042 1,151 1,274 1,366 1,312 Northern and Yorkshire 54 59 68 — — Trent 61 66 88 — — West Midlands 69 57 88 — — North West 95 76 98 — — Eastern 178 290 253 — — London 272 269 295 — — South East 211 223 273 — — South and West 102 111 133 — — Strategic health authority Avon. Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 52 68 67 65 67 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 44 105 84 92 43 Birmingham and The Black Country 27 29 41 43 67 Cheshire and Merseyside 42 30 43 41 52 County Durham and Tees Valley 10 7 12 10 16 Coventry, Warks, Herefordshire and Worcs. 18 14 24 22 44 Cumbria and Lancashire 28 24 29 30 44 Dorset and Somerset 22 18 30 37 39 Essex 53 57 52 58 56 Greater Manchester 27 25 31 34 41 Hampshire and Isle Of Wight 66 44 64 71 38 Kent and Medway 35 50 53 66 76 Leics, Northants and Rutland 14 17 19 19 52 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 81 128 117 125 107 North and East Yorkshire and N. Lincs 18 20 15 15 29 North Central London 46 69 51 53 19 North East London 82 52 60 61 60 North West London 67 64 83 77 52 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 10 8 8 14 21 Shropshire and Staffordshire 24 14 23 16 22 South East London 43 38 45 40 47 South West London 34 46 56 54 10 South West Peninsula 28 25 36 43 37 South Yorkshire 14 12 16 19 31 Surrey and Sussex 50 64 79 82 74 Thames Valley 51 53 69 79 56 Trent 38 45 53 74 67 West Yorkshire 18 25 36 26 45 Note:
Assistant dentist numbers do not include VDP's (vocational dental practitioners).
800W801W
Table 2: Number of general dental service dentists recorded on NHS. UK as accepting new NHS patients by strategic health authority on 4 December 2003. Strategic Health Authority Charge paying adults Charge exempt adults Children Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 71 103 146 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 455 537 650 Birmingham and the Black Country 469 506 552 Cheshire and Merseyside 571 616 756 County Durham and Tees Valley 375 384 412 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcesters ire 197 200 270 Cumbria and Lancashire 102 212 102 Dorset and Somerset 61 60 81 Essex 325 325 436 Greater Manchester 450 430 574 Hampshire and Isle Of Wight 69 103 184 Kent and Medway 173 233 313 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 167 164 184 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 413 437 543 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 127 156 191 North Central London 390 392 486 North East London 267 294 252
Table 2: Number of general dental service dentists recorded on NHS. UK as accepting new NHS patients by strategic health authority on 4 December 2003. Strategic Health Authority Charge paying adults Charge exempt adults Children North West London 369 465 568 Northumberland, Tyne And Wear 468 456 479 Shropshire and Staffordshire 67 85 159 South East London 406 529 586 South West London 260 323 382 South West Peninsula 84 41 130 South Yorkshire 250 202 288 Surrey and Sussex 362 455 689 Thames Valley 246 302 449 Trent 435 461 526 West Yorkshire 294 359 390
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged(a) 17 years or under and (b) 18 years or over were registered with an NHS dentist in (i) England, (ii) each NHS region and (iii) each strategic health authority in each of the last five years; and what proportion each represents of the relevant age group. [146219]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information showing the number of people and the percentage of the population registered with a general dental service dentist by national health service region and strategic health authority at 30 September for each of the last five years, has been placed in the Library. The figures given prior to 2002 are derived from the old health authority areas. Following reorganisation, figures for NHS regions are not available from September 2002 onwards.
Registrations lapse if patients do not return to their dentist within 15 months and so the registration figures exclude patients who have not been to their dentist within the past 15 months. The figures also exclude patients who receive dental treatment from other NHS dental services including dental access centres and those patients who choose not to register and who seek treatment on an occasional basis.