§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average cost to the patient of a course of dental treatment in 1979; and what is the cost in 1993 expressed as a proportion of the average adult income for both years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe average cost to a fee-paying patient of a course of dental treatment in 1979 was £6.37. The average cost to a fee-paying patient of a course of treatment in 1991–92, the latest year for which figures are available, was £21.15.
The cost of a course of dental treatment expressed as a proportion of the average adult yearly gross earnings was 0.001397 in 1979 and 0.001335 in 1992.