HC Deb 26 March 1962 vol 656 c85W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Minister of Health what was the ratio of fillings to extractions in the dental health service for each of the past ten years.

Miss Pitt

The ratio of permanent teeth filled to permanent teeth extracted was:

1952 not available
1953 1.35
1954 1.49
1955 1.45
1956 1.52
1957 1.63
1958 1.66
1959 1.88
1960 2.15
1961 2.27

Mr. Pavitt

asked the Minister of Health what percentage of the total cost of the dental health service was comprised by the costs of the Dental Estimates Boards in each of the last three financial years.

Miss Pitt

The cost of the English and Scottish Dental Estimates Boards as a percentage of the gross expenditure on general dental services in Great Britain was as follows:

per cent.
1958–59 1.41
1959–60 1.45
1960–61 1.58

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