HC Deb 07 June 1995 vol 261 cc214-5W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage of people aged five to 18 years with permanent teeth which are actively decayed, filled or missing due to decay. [27200]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is contained in the table.

Proportion of people in Scotland with permanent teeth which are actively decayed, filled or missing
Age Percentage of people
5 1
6 6
7 18
8 29
9 41
10 46
11 56
12 61
13 65
14 71
15 79
16 n/a
17 n/a
18 n/a

Note:

n/a = not available.

Source:

OPCS Survey—"Children's dental health in the United Kingdom 1993".

Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the(a) number of adult courses of treatment, (b) total national health service gross expenditure, (c) total cost borne by the Exchequer and (d) total cost borne by patients, for the general dental service for each year between 1990 and 1994. [27197]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is contained in the table.

General dental services in Scotland
Financial year Number of courses of treatment1 Gross expenditure2 (£000s) Cost borne by exchequer2 (£000s) Patient charges2 (£000s)
1990–91 31,037,633 118,470 82,456 36,014
1991–92 2,321,853 142,828 99,754 43,074
1992–93 2,384,442 141,285 101,368 39,917
1993–94 2,440,745 134,204 93,756 40,448
1994–95 2,500,826 n/a n/a n/a
1 Dental practice division of the Common Services Agency.
2 Annual accounts of the 15 Scottish health boards.
3 These figures are counted from the beginning of the current dental contract introduced on 1 October 1990.

n/a = not available.