§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the average number of patients treated per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1977 in the area covered by the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency; and what is the comparable figure for the United Kingdom;
(2) what was the average number of treatment visits per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1977 in the area covered by the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency; and what was the comparable figure for the United Kingdom;
(3) what was the average number of teeth extracted per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1977 in the area covered by the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency; and what was the comparable figure for the United Kingdom.
(4) what was the average number of teeth filled per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1977 in the area covered by the Macclefield parliamentary constituency; and what is the cmparable figure for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DeakinsInformation is not yet available on a United Kingdom basis nor is it available in respect of parliamentary constituencies.
The dental officers concerned spent a small part of their time treating patients other than in the School Dental Service.
The information in respect of 1977 is given in the table below:
Per full-time dental officer Cheshire Area Health Authority England and Wales Patients treated 1,116 939 Treatment visits 3,317 2,647 Teeth extracted 857 650 Teeth filled 2,145 1,819