HC Deb 23 October 1985 vol 84 c152W
Mr. Weetch

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average cost of the operation to remove wisdom teeth for hospital inpatients.

Mr. Hayhoe

Information is not available in precisely the form requested. However, for 1984–85 the estimated cost to the National Health Service of treating inpatients for disorders of tooth development and eruption, including the removal of wisdom teeth, was £164 per case treated.