§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new registrations on the dental register have been made in each year since 1985; and if he will make a statement. [9443]
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§ Mr. MaloneThe number of new registrations added to the dental register since 1985 is in the table.
Number of new registrations on the dental register from 1985 to date Registered for Total 1985 1,103 1986 1,036 1987 1,083 1988 1,038 1989 1,047 1990 1,206 1991 1,075 1992 1,141 1993 1,254 19941 571 1995 1,041 Source: Dental register. Note: 1 The drop in the number added to the register in 1994 is due to the effect of the extension in 1990 of the British dental undergraduate course from four years and one term to five years.