§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pregnant women received free dental treatment in each year since 1978–79.
Number of dental patients registered at 31 March by region 1991 1992 1993 Region Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children Northern 649,578 239,078 1,195,135 389,836 1,341,297 420,265 Yorkshire 882,889 311,465 1,522,004 486,054 1,713,751 524,295 Trent 1,051,920 392,884 1,871,795 621,916 2,114,935 669,783 East Anglia 527,607 213,725 891,571 289,320 969,992 300,802 North West Thames 593,438 224,040 1,252,037 393,974 1,457,164 422,887 North East Thames 614,360 238,172 1,317,709 416,204 1,544,853 450,396 South East Thames 740,094 271,750 1,405,098 433,260 1,525,461 465,907 South West Thames 613,565 240,174 1,139,307 377,684 1,252,572 400,101 Wessex 782,841 273,117 1,278,498 399,876 1,384,686 423,329 Oxford 520,188 235,926 937,978 355,515 1,022,212 376,492 South West 984,063 344,602 1,603,365 497,499 1,694,952 522,918 West Midlands 1,183,315 432,641 2,068,975 666,499 2,294,996 707,725 Mersey 564,545 213,641 1,001,407 334,052 1,134,834 354,292 North West 942,400 391,574 1,621,160 577,496 1,781,811 604,683 England 10,650,803 4,022,789 19,106,039 6,239,185 21,233,516 6,643,875
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental practices accepted national health service patients in each region in each year since 1978–79.
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§ Dr. MawhinneyInformation is not available centrally on the number of women for whom treatment was provided. The table shows the available information on the number of courses of treatment provided.
General dental services: England Courses of treatment—expectant and nursing mothers1 from 1978 to year ending March 19932 Expectant mothers3 Nursing mothers3 Total 1978 — — 760,030 1979 — — 771,970 1980 — — 845,530 1981 — — 846,690 1982 — — 879,190 1983 — — 886,090 1984 — — 890,470 1985 — — 903,760 1986–87 — — 968,720 1987–88 — — 978,770 1988–89 — — 1,015,140 1989–90 — — 1,044,250 1990–914 n/a n/a n/a 1991–92 452,555 665,310 1,117,865 1992–93 443,922 672,609 1,116,531 1 Mothers aged 18 and over. 2 Data for 1978 to 1985 are available for calendar year only. 3 Separate data for expectant and nursing mothers are not available before 1991–92. 4 Data for 1990–91 are not available.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were registered as national health service dental patients in each region in each year since 1978–79.
§ Dr. MawhinneyRegistration figures are only available from October 1990. The table shows by region in England the numbers of adults and children registered with national health service dentists at 31 March 1991, 1992 and 1993. Over this period there has been a net increase in patient registrations in every region.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not available centrally. However, there are now more dentists in contract with family health services authorities for the provision of national health service dental treatment than ever before.
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