§ Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount paid to dentists in 1977 for work done under the National Health Service; and what is the estimated income received by dentists over the same period for work done and paid for privately over the same period.
§ Mr. MoyleTotal payments—including patient charges—made to general dental practitioners for the provisio not general238W dental services in England in the year ended 31st March 1978 amounted to £222.3 million—a provisional figure. No information is available about dentists' income from private practice during the same period.