HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1370-4W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the mean number of decayed, filled and missing teeth for five-year-old children in(a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority in each of the last six years. [138185]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry carry out a survey every second year of dental caries among five-year-old children.

Information showing the average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth in children aged five in England, by region and health authority in 1997–98 and 1999–2000 and by region and strategic health authority for 2001–02, has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of five-year-old children had no caries in(a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority in each of the last six years. [138186]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry carry out a survey every second year of dental caries among five-year-old children. The information showing the percentage of five-year-old children with no caries in England, by region and health authority in 1997–98 and 1999–2000 and by strategic health authority for 2001–02, has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the(a) mean and (b) maximum waiting times for elective admissions for dental treatment were in (i) England and (ii) each region in each of the last six years. [138410]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows the number of patients waiting over 12 months for elective inpatient admission in dentistry specialties (oral surgery, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry and orthodontics) and the average waiting times for those specialties.

Patients waiting for elective admission for dentistry specialties1
England/Region/Strategic Health Authority Patients waiting over 12 months Median waiting times (months)
March 1997–98
England 3,397 3.4
Northern and Yorkshire 132 3.2
Trent 262 3.1
West Midlands 29 2.8
North West 176 2.8
Eastern 966 4.4
London 816 4.4
South East 817 3.7
South West 199 2.7
March 1998–99
England 1,654 2.8
Northern and Yorkshire 11 2.7
Trent 140 2.8
West Midlands 42 2.5
North West 172 2.5
Eastern 468 3.1
London 428 3.1
South East 340 3.3
South West 53 2.4
March 1999–00
England 943 2.5
Northern and Yorkshire 11 2.3
Trent 102 2.7
West Midlands 10 2.3
North West 116 2.3
Eastern 202 2.6
London 236 2.5
South East 206 2.6
South West 60 2.4
March 2000–01
England 683 2.3
Northern and Yorkshire 0 2.2
Trent 3 2.2
West Midlands 11 2.2
North West 87 2.2
Eastern 124 2.4
London 175 2.3
South East 181 2.3
South West 102 2.2
March 2001–02
England 235 2.2
Northern and Yorkshire 0 2.2
Trent 1 2.1
West Midlands 5 2.1
North West 44 2.2
Eastern 38 2.2
London 44 2.1
South East 78 2.4
South West 25 2.2

Patients waiting for elective admission for dentistry specialties1
England/Region/ Strategic Health Authority Patients waiting over 12 months Median waiting times (months)
March 2002–03
England 0 2.3
Norfolk, Suffolk and 0 2.3
Cambridgeshire HA
Bedfordshire and 0 2.6
Hertfordshire HA
Essex HA 0 2.3
North West London HA 0 2.4
North Central London HA 0 2.2
North East London HA 0 2.4
South East London HA 0 2.1
South West London HA 0 2.1
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 0 2.0
County Durham and Tees Valley 0 1.9
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire HA 0 2.1
West Yorkshire HA 0 2.9
Cumbria and Lancashire HA 0 2.2
Greater Manchester HA 0 2.1
Cheshire and Merseyside HA 0 2.2
Thames Valley HA 0 2.6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight HA 0 2.4
Kent and Medway HA 0 2.2
Surrey and Sussex HA 0 2.5
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire HA 0 2.3
South West Peninsula HA 0 2.3
Somerset and Dorset HA 0 1.8
South Yorkshire HA 0 2.2
Trent HA Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland HA 0 2.2
Shropshire and Staffordshire HA 0 2.4
Birmingham and The Black Country HA 0 2.1
Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire HA 0 2.0
September 2003–04
England2 0 2.4
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire HA 0 2.4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire HA
Essex HA 0 2.4
North West London HA 0 2.4
North Central London HA 0 2.7
North East London HA 0 2.4
South East London HA 0 2.5
South West London HA 0 2.2
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 0 2.5
County Durham and Tees Valley 0 2.2
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire HA 0 2.3
West Yorkshire HA 0 3.2
Cumbria and Lancashire HA 0 2.1
Greater Manchester HA2 0 2.2
Cheshire and Merseyside HA2 0 2.2
Thames Valley HA 0 2.5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight HA 0 2.8

Patients waiting for elective admission for dentistry specialties1
England/Region/Strategic Health Parents waiting over 12 months Median waiting times (months)
Kent and Medway HA 0 2.1
Surrey and Sussex HA 0 2.5
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire HA 0 2.6
South West Peninsula HA 0 2.4
Somerset and Dorset HA 0 2.0
South Yorkshire HA 0 2.2
Trent HA 0 2.3
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland HA 0 2.3
Shropshire and Staffordshire HA 0 2.3
Birmingham and The Black Country HA 0 2.0
Country HA Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire HA 0 2.1
Source
Department of Health form QF01.
Note:
1 Dentistry specialties include oral surgery, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry and orthodontics.
2 Data is incomplete for September 2003 due to issues arising in Cheshire and Merseyside HA, this may affect for England, Greater Manchester HA and Cheshire and Merseyside HA.

Data prior to 2002/3 is based on England and Regional Office area, after that it is based on England and Strategic Health Authority.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the effects of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill on dentistry patients. [139684]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Government are committed to rebuilding and restoring national health service dentistry to improve the oral health of the nation. The proposals in the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill, currently before Parliament, represent the most radical reform of NHS dentistry since 1948. Proposals in the Bill will underpin a modernised high-quality primary dental service properly integrated with the rest of the NHS, providing better access and improved patient experience.

Primary care trusts (PCTs) will have a duty to secure the provision of primary dental services to meet all reasonable requirements either through contracts with individual practices or by providing services themselves. PCTs will have a duty to publish information about the primary dental services for which it makes provision. With these new responsibilities will go the £1.2 billion financial resources currently held centrally so that the NHS can secure services locally and develop them in line with local needs.

PCTs will be given directly conferred functions in relation to dental public health, including oral health promotion, surveys and school screening to make a real contribution to reducing oral health inequalities in relation to specific conditions or client groups.

PCTs will be able to commission specialist dental services, such as orthodontics or minor oral surgery from experienced "'high street" dentists operating in readily accessible settings, located for the convenience of patients.

Under proposals in the Bill, dental charges will no longer be related to the dentists' remuneration. The new arrangements will apply nationally and are intended to ensure there is greater clarity about the cost of treatment for both dentists and the public.

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