§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Health what measures he is taking to overcome the general national shortage of dentists, and their uneven distribution about the country.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe hospital building programme provides facilities for the clinical instruction of additional dental
282Win the OFFICIAL REPORT the total expenditure on the National Health Service in relation to the national income when the Service commenced, in 1950, 1955, 1960 and on the latest available date and the estimate for 1966, respectively, giving the same information in relation to the national income for expenditure on doctors, nurses, staffs and new hospitals, respectively.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe following is the information:
students to match the present steady expansion of dental schools. As regards distribution, I have no power to direct dentists to particular areas, but Executive Councils have been asked to take what steps they can to encourage dentists to practise in areas of shortage and in particular to enlist the help of local housing authorities in making accommodation available and to advertise the availability of such facilities in the professional Press.