§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the amount spent per child on general dental services, including in the calcualtion those not registered with a general dental practitioner.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information is shown in the following table.
(a) Gross expenditure (b) Number of registered children (c) Number of children in the population (d)Cost per registered child (e)Cost per child in the population (£000) £ £ 15,554 421,595 666,664 36.89 23.33 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, for the financial year 1992–93.
2. Column (b) is the number of children registered with a general dental practitioner at 30 September 1992.
3. Column (c) is for 30 June 1992, estimated home population under 18.
4. Column (d) is calculated by dividing the figure in column (a), by that in (b).
5. Column (e) is calculated by dividing the figure of column (a), by 452W that in (c).
6. Children may also be treated in the Community and Hospital Dental Service as well as in the General Dental Service.