§ Baroness Cumberlegeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many courses of adult dental treatment have been performed by the NHS since 1970.
§ Baroness Jay of PaddingtonThe number of adult courses of treatment carried out in the General Dental Service in the United Kingdom is shown in the following table for the period since 1970: by calendar year up to 1985; and by financial year from 1986–97.
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General Dental Service: Number of courses of treatments from 1970 to 1996–97 United Kingdom England and Wales1 Scotland2 Northern Ireland2,3 United Kingdom Year 18 and over Year 18 and over Year 18 and over Year 18 and over 1992–93 26,539,062 1992–93 2,384,681 1992–93 711,861 1992–93 29,635,604 1993–94 26,246,565 1993–94 2,440,782 1993–94 725,018 1993–94 29,412,365 1994–95 26,282,292 1994–95 2,500,820 1994–95 740,281 1994–95 29,523,393 1995–96 26,101,226 1995–96 2,519,719 1995–96 742,569 1995–96 29,363,514 1996–97 25,936,347 1996–97 2,478,760 1996–97 763,350 1996–97 29,178,457 Notes:
1 Calendar year until 1985 and financial year from 1986–87.
2Calendar year until 1990 and financial year from 1991–92.
3Figures for 1970 to 1990 are estimated from combined adult and child treatments using the 90 per cent. of claims which involve examinations.
4Includes figures on a calendar year basis for Scotland and Northern Ireland.