HC Deb 27 May 1957 vol 571 c6W
Sir K. Joseph

asked the Minister of Health how many courses of dental treatment there were in the National Health Service in 1953–54, and in the latest convenient year.

Mr. Vosper

In England and Wales in 1953, 8,376,467 courses of treatment (including 1,704,127 emergency cases) were completed under the general dental services; in 1956, the total was 10,739,994 (including 2,120,903 emergency cases).