§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many dentists there are in Scotland per head of population.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe whole-time equivalent number of dentists per head of population in Scotland as at 30 September 1984 is 1:2,607.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of adults in Scotland have had all their natural teeth removed or extracted.
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§ Mr. John MacKayThe 1978 adult dental health survey concluded that in that year 39 per cent. of adults in Scotland had no natural teeth. This is the most recent information available.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many dental students there have been in Scotland in each of the last 20 years, per head of population; and how many student grants to dental students per head of population there were for the same dates.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe detail requested on the numbers of dental students, other than for the academic year 1965–66, which is not available, is shown in the table. Information on the numbers of grants to dental students is not readily available and could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.
Academic Year Number of dental students Rate per head of population 1966–67 132 1:39,324 1967–68 137 1:37,858 1968–69 131 1:39,599 1969–70 137 1:37,918 1970–71 149 1:35,067 1971–72 150 1:34,960 1972–73 203 1:25,667 1973–74 178 1:29,279 1974–75 182 1:28,716 1975–76 184 1:28,294 1976–77 190 1:27,395 1977–78 194 1:26,781 1978–79 180 1:28,774 1979–80 187 1:27,631 1980–81 173 1:29,788 1981–82 176 1:29,258 1982–83 169 1:30,571 1983–84 181 1:28,455 1984–85 161 1:31,961
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average cost per patient of dental treatment in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee dental hospitals, respectively.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is not collected centrally.