§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average number of patients treated per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1976; and what was the comparable figure for the Leek parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. MoyleThe average number of patients treated per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in England in 1976 was 1,004. Information is not available in respect of parliamentary constituencies, but the comparable figure for the area of Staffordshire Area Health Authority was also 1,004.
The dental officers concerned spent a small part of their time treating patients other than in the school dental service.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average number of patients treated per full-time dental officer in the School Dental Service in 1975, 1976 and to the latest convenient date in 1977; and what were the comparable figures for the area covered by the Macclesfield constituency.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation is not yet available for 1977. The average number of patients treated in the school dental service in England, per full-time dental officer, was 955 in 1975 and 1,004 in 1976 Information is not available in respect of parliamentary constituencies, but in the area of Cheshire Area Health Authority the comparable figures were 1,181 in 1975 and 1,131 in 1976.
Dental officers in the school dental services also spend a small amount of their time treating other priority groups.