§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many dental hygienists and technicians there are in each of the three Services; how many of these are trained annually; and why training for the three Services is not undertaken at the same place.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe numbers are:
Trained numbers in each Service Trained in 1974 Dental Hygienists Royal Navy 27 12 Army 41 12 Royal Air Force 55 16 Dental Technicians Royal Navy 29 (civilians) Nil Army 88 13 Royal Air Force 58 22 We have examined the possibility of joint training for these categories of dental personnel at one place but have concluded that this would not offer any worthwhile savings.