§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of schoolchildren per school dental officer in the Leek parliamentary constituency; and what is the comparable figure for England and Wales.
§ Mr. DeakinsInformation is not available in respect of parliamentary constituencies, but the number of schoolchildren per school dental officer in the area of the Staffordshire area health authority is 8,633. The comparable figure for England and Wales is 7,068.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of of State for Social Services what was the average number of general anaesthetics administered per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1977; and what was the comparable figure for the Leek parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe average number of general anaesthetics administered per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in England in 1977 was 151. Information is not available in respect of252W parliamentary constituencies, but the comparable figure for the area of the Staffordshire area health authority was 171.
The dental officers concerned spent a small part of their time treating patients other than in the school dental service.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average number of courses of treatment completed per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1977; and what was the comparable figure for the Leek parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe average number of courses of treatment completed per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in England in 1977 was 901. Information is not available in respect of parliamentary constituencies, but the comparable figure for the area of the Staffordshire area health authority was 763.
The dental officers concerned spend a small part of their time treating patients other than in the school dental service.