§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the amount spent per child on general dental services including in the calculation those not registered with a general dental practitioner.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is shown in the table.
Child dental services Numbers Totals (a) Gross expenditure (£000) 259,302 (b) Number of registered children 7,103,355 (c) Number of children in the population 10,951,170 (d) Cost per registered child (£) 36.50 (e) Cost per child in the population (£) 23.68 Notes:
1. The gross expenditure on general dental services (GDS) in column (a) comprises capitation payments, weighted entry payments, child item of service payments for treatments given under capitation, and child item of service payments for treatments given on an occasional basis in the financial year 1992–93.
2. Column (b) is the number of children registered with a general dental practioner (GDP) at 30 September 1992.
3. Column (c) is for 30 June 1992, estimated home population under 18.
447W4. Column (d) is calculated by dividing the figure in column (a) by that in (b).
5 Column (e) is calculated by dividing the figure in column (a) by that in (c).
6. Children may also be treated in the Community and Hospital Dental Service as well as in the GDS. Children who are not registered with a GDP can still receive GDS treatment on an occasional basis.
7. There is also some non-fee expenditure on general dental services (eg reimbursement of non-domestic rates, maternity payments, and employer's superannuation payments) which cannot be apportioned between child and adult treatments. In the financial year 1992–93, this represented approximately four per cent. of expenditure on the GDS.