HC Deb 31 January 1997 vol 289 c399W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 28 January,Official Report, column 162, what was the income of the highest earning NHS dentist in 1995–96 carrying out primary non-orthodontic work. [13903]

Mr. Malone

The largest gross fee payment in 1995–96 to a national health service dentist who had no other dentist working for him and who carried out primarily non-orthodontic work was £363,000.

Mr. Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 28 January,Official Report, column 162, how many (i) adult patients and (ii) children were registered with the highest paid NHS dentist in 1995–96. [13856]

Mr. Malone

The dentist with the highest level of gross fee earnings in 1995–96 who had no other dentists working for him had no registrations and was engaged mainly in orthodontic treatment.

Mr. Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 28 January,Official Report, column 162, how many practices the highest earning NHS dentist has; and in which counties they are located. [13855]

Mr. Malone

To give this information would be in breach of the open government code of practice, which exempts information which could facilitate an unwarranted invasion of privacy.