HC Deb 27 June 1991 vol 193 c559W
Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his estimate of the number of people annually who are eligible for a reduction in dental charges or exempt from dental charges who do not claim.

Mr. Dorrell

We estimate that some 41 per cent. of patients are entitled to free NHS dental treatment. It is not possible to quantify the number of people who do not claim.