HC Deb 23 May 1991 vol 191 c592W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists to date in the Doncaster area have withdrawn from the national health service since the introduction of the new dental contracts.

Mr. Dorrell

Between 1 October 1990, the date the new dental contract was introduced, and 30 April 1991, the latest date for which figures are available, four dentists withdrew from Doncaster family health services authority's dental list, out of a total of 85. Two have joined dental lists in other areas. During the same period the names of 11 dentists have been added to Doncaster's dental list.