§ Mr. PriorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists practise in Norfolk; and what is the average number of people registered with each dental practitioner(a) in Norfolk and (b) nationally. [42770]
§ Mr. MilburnInformation on the number of dentists and patients registered with them is available by health authority. The table gives details for England, and for East Norfolk Health Authority and North West Anglia Health Authority which cover Norfolk.
General dental service: number of dentists1 and average number of registered patients per dentist at 31 March 1998 Number of dentists Average number of registered patients per dentist England 16,830 1,477 East Norfolk HA 215 1,572 North West Anglia HA 111 1,635 1 Principals, assistants and vocational trainees (not salaried, hospital and community dentists)