HC Deb 21 June 1994 vol 245 cc156-60W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what was the number of salaried dentists employed in each family health services authority area on 24 March, together with the number of community dentists employed within the same areas;

(2) what was the number of (a) general dental practitioners practising, (b) general dental practitioners' practices, (c) community dental practitioners and (d) salaried dental practitioners for each family health services authority area for each year since 1984; and if he will also explain these figures per 1,000 of the population resident in each FHSA area.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The available information relating to general dental practitioners and community dental staff is given in the table. Information relating to community dental staff is collected annually as at 30 September. Therefore, no information relating to 24 March is available centrally.

The table also gives the number of salaried dentists in post at 30 September 1993 and 30 April 1994 respectively. No salaried dentists were employed prior to 1993. The table includes one dentist, in Powys, who was not in post on 24 March 1994.

No information is held centrally on the number of general dental practitioners' practices.

Family Health Service Authority Area Clwyd
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 84 21.2
1985 87 21.9
1986 87 21.8
1987 97 24.1
1988 99 24.4
1989 108 26.4
1990 111 27.1
1991 105 25.4
1992 102 24.6
1993 114 27.5
1994 119 28.7
Community dental practitioners3
1984 13.8 3.5
1985 13.1 3.3
1986 13.3 3.3
1987 12.9 3.2
1988 13.4 3.3
1989 10.9 2.7
1990 12.2 3.0
1991 11.8 2.9
1992 10.6 2.6
1993 10.4 2.5
Salaried dental practitioners4
1993
1994

Family Health Service Authority Area Dyfed
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 77 23.1
1985 80 24.0
1986 83 24.7
1987 89 26.2
1988 91 264
1989 96 27.6
1990 98 28.1
1991 101 28.9
1992 105 29.9
1993 104 29.6
1994 104 29.6
Community dental practitioners3
1984 15.4 4.6
1985 14.6 4.4
1986 15.3 4.5
1987 13.6 4.0
1988 16.2 4.7
1989 14.2 4.1
1990 14.2 4.1
1991 13.7 3.9
1992 12.5 3.6
1993 12.6 3.6
Salaried dental practitioners
1993 1 0.3
1994 1 0.3

Family Health Service Authority Area Gwent
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 107 24.4
1985 109 24.8
1986 107 24.2
1987 114 25.8
1988 116 26.1
1989 123 27.6
1990 125 28.0
1991 139 31.0
1992 135 30.0
1993 135 30.0
1994 142 31.6
Community dental practitioners3
1984 20.0 4.6
1985 19.0 4.3
1986 18.2 4.1
1987 20.7 4.7
1988 18.3 4.1
1989 16.4 3.7
1990 16.3 3.6
1991 15.7 3.5
1992 15.5 3.4
1993 14.1 3.1
Salaried dental practitioners4
1993
1994

Family Health Service Authority Area Gwynedd
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 62 26.7
1985 65 27.9
1986 65 27.8
1987 66 28.1
1988 63 26.5
1989 66 27.6

Number 1Rate
1990 69 28.8
1991 65 27.2
1992 66 27.5
1993 67 27.9
1994 66 27.5
Community dental practitioners3
1984 13.8 5.9
1985 13.1 5.6
1986 12.6 5.4
1987 10.2 4.3
1988 9.6 4.0
1989 8.9 3.7
1990 9.1 3.8
1991 8.8 3.7
1992 9.5 4.0
1993 8.3 3.5
Salaried dental practitioners4
1993 1 0.4
1994 2 0.8

Family Health Service Authority Area Mid Glamorgan
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 118 22.1
1985 119 22.3
1986 121 22.6
1987 130 24.3
1988 131 24.4
1989 135 25.1
1990 134 24.8
1991 123 22.7
1992 133 24.5
1993 126 23.2
1994 122 22.5
Community dental practitioners3
1984 18.7 3.5
1985 17.7 3.3
1986 17.7 3.3
1987 19.5 3.6
1988 20.9 3.9
1989 18.9 3.5
1990 18.9 3.5
1991 18.3 3.4
1992 16.9 3.1
1993 9.0 1.7
Salaried dental practitioners3
1993
1994

Family Health Service Authority Area Powys
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 25 22.6
1985 30 27.0
1986 32 28.5
1987 34 30.1
1988 35 30.6
1989 34 29.2
1990 34 29.1
1991 36 30.4
1992 35 29.4
1993 34 28.5
1994 32 26.8
Community dental practitioners3
1984 8.3 7.5
1985 7.9 7.1

Number 1Rate
1986 8.0 7.1
1987 7.9 7.0
1988 7.0 6.1
1989 6.2 5.3
1990 7.0 6.0
1991 7.0 5.9
1992 7.0 5.9
1993 5.0 4.2
Salaried dental practitioners4
1993
1994 1 0.8

Family Health Service Authority Area South Glamorgan
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 125 31.7
1985 129 32.7
1986 125 31.6
1987 127 31.9
1988 130 32.3
1989 132 32.8
1990 131 32.3
1991 129 31.6
1992 127 30.9
1993 133 32.4
1994 135 32.9
Community dental practitioners3
1984 15.5 3.9
1985 14.7 3.7
1986 13.8 3.5
1987 9.8 2.5
1988 16.7 4.2
1989 16.8 4.2
1990 16.2 4.0
1991 15.4 3.8
1992 16.2 3.9
1993 15.5 3.8
Salaried dental practitioners4
1993
1994

Family Health Service Authority Area West Glamorgan
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 116 31.6
1985 123 33.5
1986 120 32.7
1987 123 33.5
1988 133 36.1
1989 133 36.1
1990 135 36.5
1991 134 36.1
1992 128 34.5
1993 130 35.0
1994 138 37.2
Community dental practitioners2
1984 13.7 3.7
1985 13.0 3.5
1986 11.8 3.2
1987 11.8 3.2
1988 11.8 3.2
1989 11.5 3.1
1990 12.3 3.3
1991 11.9 3.2
1992 11.8 3.2
1993 11.8 3.2

Number 1Rate
Salaried dental practitioners4
1993
1994

Family Health Service Authority Area Wales
Number 1Rate
General dental practitioners2
1984 714 25.4
1985 742 26.4
1986 740 26.2
1987 780 27.5
1988 798 28.8
1989 827 28.8
1990 837 29.1
1991 832 28.8
1992 831 28.7
1993 843 29.1
1994 858 29.6
Community dental practitioners3
1984 119.3 4.3
1985 113.1 4.0
1986 110.7 3.9
1987 106.4 3.8
1988 113.9 4.0
1989 103.8 3.6
1990 106.2 3.7
1991 102.6 3.5
1992 100.0 3.5
1993 86.6 3.0
Salaried dental practitioners4
1993 2 0.1
1994 4 0.1
1Per 100,000 resident population.
2General Dental Practitioners (head count) treating NHS patients at 30 September except for 1994 when figures are at 30 April.
3Staff in the community dental service (whole-time equivalents) at 30 September.
4Staff in post (head count) at 30 September 1993 and 30 April 1994.