§ 100. Commander Nobleasked the Minister of National Insurance whether the Dental Benefit Service has now been resumed throughout the country following upon his recent agreement with the Joint Advisory Dental Council.
§ 107. Mr. Digbyasked the Minister of National Insurance how many dentists are still refusing to accept dental letters.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsAs part of the agreement the Joint Advisory Dental Council advised members of the profession generally to resume the practice of accepting insured persons for treatment in accordance with the Dental Benefit Regulations. It has always been a matter for each individual dentist to decide whether or not he will accept patients on this basis and a certain number of dentists have never participated in the service. I am aware that certain dentists have indicated that they are not following the recent advice of the Advisory Council but I have no reason to believe that this is the attitude of any large proportion of dentists.