House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 18 Oct 2001 (pt 20)

Dental Services

Mrs. Helen Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of a molar root treatment is in (a) the general dental service and (b) the personal dental services. [8064]

Ms Blears: The item of service fee currently paid to a dentist for providing a molar root treatment (endodontics) under general dental services is £68.65 per molar tooth. Under the personal dental service's arrangements, treatments are not remunerated on an item of service basis but are included as part of the overall contractual arrangements, which, for example, may be by way of salary, capitation payments, modified item of service or block contract, the category of patient treated and the range of treatments being provided under each individual pilot's arrangements.

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Patients pay the same charge for treatment under the personal dental service as they do under the general dental service. The current charge for molar root treatment is £54.92 per molar tooth.

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists have de-listed themselves from taking NHS adult patients by each health authority area, in each of the last six years. [8553]

Ms Blears: The table shows the number of the General Dental Service (GDS) dentists in each health authority whose adult registration numbers fell to zero during each of the last five financial years ending in March. The vast majority of these dentists are leavers from the GDS. They will leave for a number of reasons, for example retirement, and some are absent only temporarily.

Those people who wish to see a national health service dentist should now be able to do so by contacting NHS Direct.

General dental service: Number of dentists whose adult registrations fell to zero during the financial year: England

Health authority 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 1996–97

Hillingdon 6 9 4 7 10

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 19 20 29 18 23

Enfield and Haringey 18 14 17 10 13

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 8 3 11 6 4

Bedfordshire 11 11 6 10 7

Berkshire 16 12 12 20 11

Buckinghamshire 15 14 16 14 12

Cambridge and Huntingdon ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— 9 5

Bexley and Greenwich 13 8 11 8 7

Bromley 6 5 6 12 8

Croydon 12 6 12 11 11

East Kent 13 17 10 12 18

West Kent 27 27 24 37 23

Kingston and Richmond 11 13 10 4 6

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 18 24 38 19 29

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 24 17 19 17 11

East Surrey 10 11 8 8 18

West Surrey 16 18 10 19 9

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 20 20 17 10 12

West Sussex 18 18 17 18 15

Barking and Havering 4 4 4 7 6

Barnet 7 10 11 12 11

Brent and Harrow 7 14 13 8 11

Camden and Islington 23 20 22 19 16

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 25 24 38 35 22

East London and The City 13 20 17 15 14

North Essex 20 13 18 19 16

South Essex 24 11 12 6 24

South Lancashire 6 5 7 3 3

Liverpool 7 8 4 11 8

Manchester 9 7 11 12 7

Morecambe Bay 5 10 7 3 9

St. Helens and Knowsley 1 7 5 3 4

Salford and Trafford 7 6 6 9 9

Sefton 4 4 5 3 5

Stockport 1 5 3 1 6

West Pennine 5 7 5 6 9

East Norfolk ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— 10 12

Northamptonshire 10 6 8 8 10

North West Anglia ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— 5 6

Oxfordshire 15 15 8 14 12

Suffolk 8 5 8 13 6

Barnsley 4 1 4 2 1

North Derbyshire 6 6 6 4 3

South Derbyshire 11 7 15 5 2

Doncaster 3 1 2 2 4

Leicestershire 16 13 7 24 7

Lincolnshire 7 3 7 4 4

North Nottinghamshire 6 7 2 7 2

Nottingham 10 15 17 16 5

Rotherham 2 2 4 4 2

Sheffield 5 5 7 6 9

Bury and Rochdale 10 5 7 6 5

North Cheshire 3 0 3 2 4

South Cheshire 13 9 26 6 14

East Lancashire 8 5 4 6 7

North West Lancashire 11 5 7 2 8

North and Mid Hampshire 11 7 12 11 12

Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 11 8 11 5 9

Southampton and South West Hampshire 15 12 8 5 12

Isle of Wight 3 5 1 0 5

Somerset 10 9 10 4 13

South and West Devon 12 11 12 13 17

Wiltshire 14 14 13 9 9

Avon 26 27 21 30 24

Birmingham 26 21 18 13 15

Wigan and Bolton 7 7 7 6 5

Wirral 7 11 5 5 3

Bradford 6 13 9 6 4

County Durham 8 4 4 2 6

East Riding 5 7 3 10 9

Gateshead and South Tyneside 4 4 0 4 8

Leeds 15 15 11 14 13

Newcastle and North Tyneside 15 7 10 10 9

North Cumbria 5 6 6 5 4

South Humber 5 5 3 3 2

Northumberland 4 5 5 7 5

Sunderland 4 7 4 7 2

Tees 14 10 8 9 4

Wakefield 3 3 2 5 2

North Yorkshire 10 15 13 13 14

Calderdale and Kirklees 7 7 5 2 3

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 9 14 9 7 10

Dorset 12 16 9 11 16

North and East Devon 20 12 9 5 11

Gloucestershire 7 7 6 6 5

Coventry 4 4 4 6 2

Dudley 5 1 2 5 1

Herefordshire 2 2 2 2 2

Sandwell 4 1 3 2 4

Shropshire 3 7 5 8 0

Solihull 6 2 3 1 1

North Staffordshire 4 5 5 5 2

South Staffordshire 6 7 7 5 3

Walsall 2 1 1 0 1

Warwickshire 8 15 12 3 3

Wolverhampton 3 3 2 3 1

Worcestershire 8 10 9 3 9

East and North Hertfordshire 13 9 6 13 9

West Hertfordshire 13 10 5 15 7

Cambridge 16 19 ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾—

Norfolk 12 17 ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾— ⁽²⁵⁾—

Total 1,001 954 926 885 851

Health authority	2000–01	1999–2000	1998–99	1997–98	1996–97
Hillingdon	6	9	4	7	10
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	19	20	29	18	23
Enfield and Haringey	18	14	17	10	13
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	8	3	11	6	4
Bedfordshire	11	11	6	10	7
Berkshire	16	12	12	20	11
Buckinghamshire	15	14	16	14	12
Cambridge and Huntingdon	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	9	5
Bexley and Greenwich	13	8	11	8	7
Bromley	6	5	6	12	8
Croydon	12	6	12	11	11
East Kent	13	17	10	12	18
West Kent	27	27	24	37	23
Kingston and Richmond	11	13	10	4	6
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	18	24	38	19	29
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	24	17	19	17	11
East Surrey	10	11	8	8	18
West Surrey	16	18	10	19	9
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	20	20	17	10	12
West Sussex	18	18	17	18	15
Barking and Havering	4	4	4	7	6
Barnet	7	10	11	12	11
Brent and Harrow	7	14	13	8	11
Camden and Islington	23	20	22	19	16
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	25	24	38	35	22
East London and The City	13	20	17	15	14
North Essex	20	13	18	19	16
South Essex	24	11	12	6	24
South Lancashire	6	5	7	3	3
Liverpool	7	8	4	11	8
Manchester	9	7	11	12	7
Morecambe Bay	5	10	7	3	9
St. Helens and Knowsley	1	7	5	3	4
Salford and Trafford	7	6	6	9	9
Sefton	4	4	5	3	5
Stockport	1	5	3	1	6
West Pennine	5	7	5	6	9
East Norfolk	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	10	12
Northamptonshire	10	6	8	8	10
North West Anglia	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	5	6
Oxfordshire	15	15	8	14	12
Suffolk	8	5	8	13	6
Barnsley	4	1	4	2	1
North Derbyshire	6	6	6	4	3
South Derbyshire	11	7	15	5	2
Doncaster	3	1	2	2	4
Leicestershire	16	13	7	24	7
Lincolnshire	7	3	7	4	4
North Nottinghamshire	6	7	2	7	2
Nottingham	10	15	17	16	5
Rotherham	2	2	4	4	2
Sheffield	5	5	7	6	9
Bury and Rochdale	10	5	7	6	5
North Cheshire	3	0	3	2	4
South Cheshire	13	9	26	6	14
East Lancashire	8	5	4	6	7
North West Lancashire	11	5	7	2	8
North and Mid Hampshire	11	7	12	11	12
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire	11	8	11	5	9
Southampton and South West Hampshire	15	12	8	5	12
Isle of Wight	3	5	1	0	5
Somerset	10	9	10	4	13
South and West Devon	12	11	12	13	17
Wiltshire	14	14	13	9	9
Avon	26	27	21	30	24
Birmingham	26	21	18	13	15
Wigan and Bolton	7	7	7	6	5
Wirral	7	11	5	5	3
Bradford	6	13	9	6	4
County Durham	8	4	4	2	6
East Riding	5	7	3	10	9
Gateshead and South Tyneside	4	4	0	4	8
Leeds	15	15	11	14	13
Newcastle and North Tyneside	15	7	10	10	9
North Cumbria	5	6	6	5	4
South Humber	5	5	3	3	2
Northumberland	4	5	5	7	5
Sunderland	4	7	4	7	2
Tees	14	10	8	9	4
Wakefield	3	3	2	5	2
North Yorkshire	10	15	13	13	14
Calderdale and Kirklees	7	7	5	2	3
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	9	14	9	7	10
Dorset	12	16	9	11	16
North and East Devon	20	12	9	5	11
Gloucestershire	7	7	6	6	5
Coventry	4	4	4	6	2
Dudley	5	1	2	5	1
Herefordshire	2	2	2	2	2
Sandwell	4	1	3	2	4
Shropshire	3	7	5	8	0
Solihull	6	2	3	1	1
North Staffordshire	4	5	5	5	2
South Staffordshire	6	7	7	5	3
Walsall	2	1	1	0	1
Warwickshire	8	15	12	3	3
Wolverhampton	3	3	2	3	1
Worcestershire	8	10	9	3	9
East and North Hertfordshire	13	9	6	13	9
West Hertfordshire	13	10	5	15	7
Cambridge	16	19	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—
Norfolk	12	17	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—	⁽²⁵⁾—

Total	1,001	954	926	885	851

⁽²⁵⁾ In April 1999 Cambridge and Huntingdon, East Norfolk and North West Anglia were amalgamated into two HAs, namely Cambridge HA and Norfolk HA. For 1998–99 the total number of dentists in these HAs was 19.

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Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists still take NHS adult patients, broken down by each health authority area. [8552]

Ms Blears: Most dentists continue to treat some adults and children on the national health service. Only about 1,000 general dental service (GDS) dentists have no adult registrations at all and a proportion of these are practitioners who specialise in children's work. Most dentists ceasing to have adult patients have left the GDS, frequently because of retirement.

The table shows the number of GDS dentists in each health authority that have adult registered patients at the end of June 2001. Dentists working in more than one health authority are counted only once in their main health authority.

General dental service: Number of dentists with adult registered patients at 30 June 2001, England

Health authority Number of dentists

Avon 360

Barking and Havering 89

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 305

Barnsley 53

Bedfordshire 136

Berkshire 239

Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 243

Birmingham 272

Bradford 130

Brent and Harrow 169

Buckinghamshire 247

Bury and Rochdale 106

Calderdale and Kirklees 169

Cambridge 177

Camden and Islington 175

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 149

County Durham 145

Coventry 73

Croydon 123

Doncaster 80

Dorset 239

Dudley 78

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 259

East Kent 167

East Lancashire 132

East London and The City 160

East Riding 135

East Surrey 171

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 278

Gateshead and South Tyneside 110

Gloucestershire 190

Herefordshire 61

Hertfordshire 399

Hillingdon 84

Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 187

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 167

Kingston and Richmond 117

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 216

Leeds 241

Leicestershire 248

Lincolnshire 128

Liverpool 124

Manchester 151

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 222

Morecambe Bay 97

Newcastle and North Tyneside 144

Norfolk 209

North and East Devon 173

North and Mid Hampshire 164

North Cheshire 84

North Cumbria 93

North Derbyshire 97

North Essex 233

North Nottinghamshire 92

North Staffordshire 103

North West Lancashire 133

North Yorkshire 262

Northamptonshire 143

Northumberland 85

Nottingham 196

Oxfordshire 205

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 146

Rotherham 66

Salford and Trafford 142

Sandwell 76

Sefton 78

Sheffield 174

Shropshire 134

Solihull 56

Somerset 149

South and West Devon 228

South Cheshire 221

South Derbyshire 154

South Essex 204

South Humber 65

South Lancashire 86

South Staffordshire 157

Southampton and South West Hampshire 172

St. Helens and Knowsley 87

Stockport 110

Suffolk 188

Sunderland 75

Tees 171

Wakefield 89

Walsall 44

Warwickshire 151

West Kent 301

West Pennine 134

West Surrey 248

West Sussex 277

Wigan and Bolton 160

Wiltshire 183

Wirral 105

Wolverhampton 58

Worcestershire 152

England 15,058

Health authority	Number of dentists
Avon	360
Barking and Havering	89
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	305
Barnsley	53
Bedfordshire	136
Berkshire	239
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	243
Birmingham	272
Bradford	130
Brent and Harrow	169
Buckinghamshire	247
Bury and Rochdale	106
Calderdale and Kirklees	169
Cambridge	177
Camden and Islington	175
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	149
County Durham	145
Coventry	73
Croydon	123
Doncaster	80
Dorset	239
Dudley	78
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	259
East Kent	167
East Lancashire	132
East London and The City	160
East Riding	135
East Surrey	171
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	278
Gateshead and South Tyneside	110
Gloucestershire	190
Herefordshire	61
Hertfordshire	399
Hillingdon	84
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire	187
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	167
Kingston and Richmond	117
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	216
Leeds	241
Leicestershire	248
Lincolnshire	128
Liverpool	124
Manchester	151
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	222
Morecambe Bay	97
Newcastle and North Tyneside	144
Norfolk	209
North and East Devon	173
North and Mid Hampshire	164
North Cheshire	84
North Cumbria	93
North Derbyshire	97
North Essex	233
North Nottinghamshire	92
North Staffordshire	103
North West Lancashire	133
North Yorkshire	262
Northamptonshire	143
Northumberland	85
Nottingham	196
Oxfordshire	205
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	146
Rotherham	66
Salford and Trafford	142
Sandwell	76
Sefton	78
Sheffield	174
Shropshire	134
Solihull	56
Somerset	149
South and West Devon	228
South Cheshire	221
South Derbyshire	154
South Essex	204
South Humber	65
South Lancashire	86
South Staffordshire	157
Southampton and South West Hampshire	172
St. Helens and Knowsley	87
Stockport	110
Suffolk	188
Sunderland	75
Tees	171
Wakefield	89
Walsall	44
Warwickshire	151
West Kent	301
West Pennine	134
West Surrey	248
West Sussex	277
Wigan and Bolton	160
Wiltshire	183
Wirral	105
Wolverhampton	58
Worcestershire	152

England	15,058

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