HC Deb 15 April 1993 vol 222 c699W
Mr. Chisholm

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many non-exempt patients had dental check-ups in each of the last three years.

Mr. Stewart

Information is recorded on individual courses of treatment rather than patients treated. The total number of dental examinations for non-exempt patients is contained in the table.

Number of dental examinations carried out for non-exempt patients in Scotland
Year Number of examinations
1990 1,587,607
1991 1,794,750
1992 1,815,098