HC Deb 21 July 1994 vol 247 c607W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people in Great Britain were registered with dentists in(a) 1979, (b) 1985 and (c) the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Sackville

Registration with a general dental practitioner was not required until October 1990 and information is not available centrally for 1979 and 1985. In May 1994, the latest date available, 57.41 per cent. of the population of Great Britain was registered with a general dental practitioner.