HC Deb 26 April 1995 vol 258 cc603-4W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of children had caries-free permanent teeth in(a) 1973, (b) 1983 and (c) 1993, and what was the dental caries experience of deciduous teeth of five-year-old children in the same years. [19917]

Mr. Richards

Three national surveys of children's dental health have been carried out—1973, 1983 and 1993–by the social survey division of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and results were published by HMSO. The publications show separate information for Wales and copies are in the Library of the House. The ISBN numbers are as follows:

  • 1973: ISBN 0 11 700687 4
  • 1983: ISBN 0 11 691136 0
  • 1993: ISBN 0 11 691136 0