§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many adult and child patients have been de-registered by their dentists for national health service treatment in north bevon to date;
325W(2) how many dentists in North Devon have become private practitioners since the alteration to their contracts; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyInformation about numbers of patients de-registered by dentists has been collected only since 3 July 1992. By 22 January 1993, 11,491 adults and 272 children were reported by Devon FHSA as de-registered by their dentist. On 1 July 1992 there were 514,766 adults and 156,443 children registered by Devon FHSA. By 30 November, the latest date available, these totals were 511,987 and 167,228 respectively.
Information on the number of dentists who have become private practitioners since the alteration to their contracts is not held centrally.