§ Hugh BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general dental practitioners offered NHS treatment in York in each year since 1979. [135953]
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§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe available information is for the general dental service (GDS). The information in the table shows the number of GDS dentists in the York area at September each year from 1979 to 2002 and at 30 June 2003. The number of dentists includes principals, assistants and vocational dental practitioners. The information is presented for the health administration area covering the York area, which changed during the period.
General Dental Service: number of dentists in the York area, 1979 to 2003
Health area Number of dentists Selby And York Primary Care Trust 30 June 2003 117 30 September each year 126 2002 North Yorkshire Health Authority 2001 304 2000 292 1999 287 1998 277 1997 267 1996 264 North Yorkshire Family Health Service 1995 244 1994 248 1993 247 1992 235 1991 243 1990 241 North Yorkshire Family Practitioners Committee 1989 235 1988 231 1987 217 1986 218 1985 221 1984 219 1983 215 1982 205 1981 199 1980 193 1979 186