§ .Dr Mawhinneyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in each of the last five years, what was the total cost of (a) the community dental service and (b) clinical dental staff in the community dental service.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe total cost of the community dental service is not available centrally. The annual accounts of health authorities submitted to the Department for the respective financial years show the following expenditure figures within the totals for all community health services.
£ million Dental staff services £ million Dental surgery 1978–79 12.2 11.2 1979–80 15.0 12.3 1980–81 19.4 15.1 1981–82 21.0 16.5 1982–83 23.8 17.4 Notes:
1. Dental Staff Services includes the salaries, wages and allowances of all grades of clinical dental surgeons and their associated travel and subsistence expenses.
2. Dental Surgery includes the salaries, wages and allowances of dental technicians, hygienists, dental surgery assistants and their associated travel and subsistence expenses as well as the current costs of drugs, dressings, medical and surgical sundries and materials etc.
3. The costs of salaries, wages and expenses of administrative dental officers, clerical and secretarial support, and general services relevant to the Community Dental Service, as well as accommodation and capital costs are not separately identifiable centrally.
§ .Dr Mawhinneyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in each of the last five years, what was (a) the 40W total number of fillings completed, (b) the total number of teeth extracted and (c) the cost per item of service with the community dental service.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe total number of fillings completed and the total number of teeth extracted in the community dental service in England in each of the last five years for which information is available, is given in the table. Information is not available on the cost per item of service.
Thousands 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Total number of fillings 2,777 2,627 2,491 2,244 2,023 Total number of extractions 863 792 761 721 641