§ 81. Sir L. Ropnerasked the Minister of Education how many dentists have entered the school dental service in the last 12 months; and to what extent the service is now below establishment.
§ Miss HorsbrughThere was the equivalent of 928 full-time dentists working in the school dental service in October, 1953, compared with the equivalent of 827 in October, 1952. The figure of 928 is the highest yet reached, but because of the increase in the school roll the equivalent of over 1,000 additional full-time officers would still be needed to give a ratio of one dentist to 3,000 children for the present school population.