§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individuals resident in the City of Sunderland were registered with an NHS dental practitioner in each year since 2000; and how many NHS dental practitioners were practising in the Sunderland PCT area in each year. [136518]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonTable 1 shows the number of registrations in the general dental service (CDS) for dentists located in the Sunderland area between 2000 and 2003, at 31 August each year.
Thousand1 Registrations1 Adults Children Total 2000 105.0 43.7 148.7 2001 106.9 42.6 149.4 2002 110.0 42.3 152.3 20032 110.9 41.6 152.6 1Some of these registrations will include patients resident in other areas. Patients resident in the Sunderland area who attend dentists outside the area are excluded from the figures. 2Number of registrations for Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust, following the move from Health Authority to PCT in October 2002. Source
Dental Practice Board
Table 2 shows the number of CDS dentists working in the Sunderland area between 2000 and 2003, at 30 June each year.
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GDS Dentists Principals Assistants Vocational dental practitioners Total dentists 20002 74 1 7 82 20012 77 1 7 85 20022 85 2 7 94 20031.2 84 3 9 96 1Number of CDS dentists for Sunderland Teaching PCT,following the move from Health Authority to PCT in October 2002. 2These figures cover dentists whose main work is in the area and will include some dentists whose main work is elsewhere. Source
Dental Practice Board