HC Deb 07 December 1984 vol 69 cc321-2W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if his Department's working group with which the British Dental Association has been helping to review evidence on the cost-effectiveness and application of fissure sealing has yet completed a full report on its findings; and when it will be published.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The joint working party with the British Dental Association on the effectiveness of fissure sealants has yet to complete its discussions. It is therefore too early to say when its findings will be made public.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients have been listed by the National Health Service for dental treatment in 1984; what proportion of those patients had two or more appointments; and how these figures compare with those recorded in 1978 and in each year since 1978.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The information requested is not available.