Dental Service (Hansard, 11 November 1971)

§ Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what was the average number of teeth filled per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970; and what the comparable figures were for the County of Stafford-shire

					1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Average number per full-time dental officer in the school dental service of:—
1.	Patients treated:
	England and Wales	…	…	…	1,010	1,030	1,020	1,000	990	980
	Staffordshire	…	…	…	1,090	820	970	1,020	1.020	840
2.	Courses of treatment completed:
	England and Wales	…	…	…	840	870	880	860	860	880
	Staffordshire	…	…	…	890	680	830	890	970	840
3.	Treatment visits:
	England and Wales	…	…	…	2,620	2,660	2,670	2,630	2,630	2,660
	Staffordshire	…	…	…	2,880	2 440	2,630	2,400	2,360	2,100
4.	Teeth filled:
	England and Wales	…	…	…	1,800	1,870	1,890	1,880	1,930	1,990
	Staffordshire	…	…	…	2,050	1,790	1,850	1,670	1,680	1,520
5.	Teeth extracted:
	England and Wales	…	…	…	970	940	920	900	880	850
	Staffordshire	…	…	…	1,350	930	1,150	1,210	1,160	1,010
6.	General anaesthetics administered:
	England and Wales	…	…	…	99	99	91	83	83	74
	Staffordshire	…	…	…	12	9	49	128	104	74

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(2) what was the average number of patients treated per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1965. 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970; and what the comparable figures were for the County of Staffordshire:

(3) what was the average number of courses of treatment completed per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970; and what the comparable figures were for the County of Stafford-shire;

(4) what was the average number of treatment visits per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970; and what the comparable figures were for the County of Staffordshire;

(5) what was the average number of general anaesthetics administered per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970; and what the comparable figures were for the County of Stafford-shire;

(6) what was the average number of teeth extracted per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970; and what were the comparable figures for the County of Staffordshire.