§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers of courses of treatment from general dental practitioners during the last 10 years; what were(a) the numbers of courses each year, (b) the average numbers of courses each year per dentist, (c) the numbers of courses in respect of examinations only, (d) the average numbers of courses of examination only, per dentist, (e) the numbers of occasional courses per year and per dentist and (f) the numbers of uncompleted courses per year and the average per dentist.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is given in the table. Information is not available on the number of uncompleted courses of treatment.
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England Year Number of courses (thousands) Number of courses per dentist Number of courses of examination only (thousands) Number of courses of examination only per dentist Number of occasional courses (thousands) Number of occasional courses per dentist 1977 26,972 2,319 7,493 644 1,226 105 1978 27,105 2,298 7,795 661 1,032 87 1979 27,165 2,256 7,873 654 1,007 84 1980 28,614 2,324 8,246 670 1,006 81 1981 29,036 2,280 8,375 658 956 75 1982 29,926 2,272 8,752 665 953 72 1983 30,506 2,246 8,659 637 994 73 1984 30,971 2,215 8,644 618 973 70 1985 31,385 2,201 8,565 601 873 61 1986–87 32,103 2,223 7,843 543 601 42 Note: From 1986 data are collected on a financial year basis.