HC Deb 04 November 1997 vol 300 c182W
Mrs. Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adults and children in Great Britain were registered with a dentist on 30 September. [13329]

Mr. Milburn

In England and Wales 20,558,282 adults and 7,804,254 child patients were registered with a General Dental Service dentist on 30 September 1997.

For Scotland the latest available data are for 1 September 1997 when 2,098,734 adults and 754,012 child patients were registered.