Dental Treatment (Hansard, 16 March 1983)

HC Deb 16 March 1983 vol 39 c176W 176W

§ Mr. Gordon Wilson
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many courses of dental treatment were carried out under the National Health Service in Scotland on 16 to 20-year-olds during the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.

§ Mr. John MacKay
The available information is set out in the following table. Details are not yet available for 1982, and the figures for 1981 reflect the lowering of the upper age for free dental treatment from 21 to 18 which took effect on 1 April 1981.

Numbers

1979 338,680

1980 349,467

1981 ^*92,225

1981 †153,700

^* 16 to 20-year-olds to 31 March 1981.

† 16 to 18-year-olds from 1 April 1981.

	Numbers
1979	338,680
1980	349,467
1981	^*92,225
1981	†153,700
^* 16 to 20-year-olds to 31 March 1981.
† 16 to 18-year-olds from 1 April 1981.