Dentistry (Hansard, 17 March 1994)

§ Ms Corston
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 8 March,Official Report, column 159, what information her Department has available centrally on (a) the number of dental surgeons (i) providing national health service treatment and (ii) not providing national health service treatment and (b) the division of costs between NHS and non-NHS treatment.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
Available information is shown in the table. The table shows, for the Avon family health services authority area, national health service expenditure on gross fees paid to dentists providing general dental services and the number of dentists in contract with Avon FHSA to provide NHS dental treatment.

Gross fees and number of dentists—Avon Family Health Services Authority, 1983–84 and 1988–89 to 1993–94

Year Gross fees (including patient charges)¹ (£ million) Number of dentists²

1983–84 12.9 336

1988–89 19.4 364

1989–90 19.3 374

1990–91 21.3 372

1991–92 25.6 374

1992–93 25.7 374

1993–94 ³— 382

¹ Fees paid to dentists for provision of NHS treatment, including patient charges.

² Includes principals, assistants and vocational trainees at 30 September.

³ Information not available.

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been deregistered by their dentists in each regional health authority area in England and Wales during each of the last four years; and how many dentists in each of the regional health authority areas have been involved in the deregistration.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
The information requested, which has been collected centrally for England since 3 July 1992, is shown in the table. Over the period July 1992 to December 1993 there was a net increase of over 600,000 patients registered with dentists and 264 dentists in contract with family health services authorities.
Information relating to Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Region Number of dentists deregistering adult patients¹ Number of adult patients deregistered Number of dentists deregistering child patients¹ Number of child patients deregistered

North East Thames 119 22,872 15 126

South East Thames 444 87,433 28 316

South West Thames 139 67,454 1 4

Wessex 120 62,226 1 2

Oxford 220 74,036 4 30

South Western 331 113,584 33 441

West Midlands 121 28,477 13 57

Mersey 106 8,071 6 19

North Western 254 30,962 78 214

¹ Some dentists may have deregistered both adult and child patients.

Gross fees and number of dentists—Avon Family Health Services Authority, 1983–84 and 1988–89 to 1993–94
Year	Gross fees (including patient charges)¹ (£ million)	Number of dentists²
1983–84	12.9	336
1988–89	19.4	364
1989–90	19.3	374
1990–91	21.3	372
1991–92	25.6	374
1992–93	25.7	374
1993–94	³—	382
¹ Fees paid to dentists for provision of NHS treatment, including patient charges.
² Includes principals, assistants and vocational trainees at 30 September.
³ Information not available.

Region	Number of dentists deregistering adult patients¹	Number of adult patients deregistered	Number of dentists deregistering child patients¹	Number of child patients deregistered
North East Thames	119	22,872	15	126
South East Thames	444	87,433	28	316
South West Thames	139	67,454	1	4
Wessex	120	62,226	1	2
Oxford	220	74,036	4	30
South Western	331	113,584	33	441
West Midlands	121	28,477	13	57
Mersey	106	8,071	6	19
North Western	254	30,962	78	214
¹ Some dentists may have deregistered both adult and child patients.