§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of persons, both adult and children, awaiting orthodontic treatment; and what is the number of orthodontists in the Macclesfield district of the Cheshire Area Health Authority.
§ Mr. MoyleI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for the City of Chester (Mr. Morrison) on 13th March concerning the location of orthodontists in Cheshire.—[Vol. 946, c.58–9.] At the present time there is a waiting list of 39 for the consultant orthodontist at the Macclesfield hospital and a waiting list of 40 non-urgent cases at community dental service clinics in the district; urgent cases are seen in the community dental service as they present themselves.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many National Health Service dentists are practising in the Macclesfield district of the Cheshire Area Health Authority; and what is the average number of patients per dentist.
§ Mr. MoyleThere are currently 67 dentists practising in the general dental services in the Macclesfield health district. Records of the number of different patients treated by dentists are not maintained and dentist-population ratios are not available for areas smaller than those of area health authorities.