To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the population of Inverclyde is registered with an NHS dentist, broken down by age group.

The information for Inverclyde Community Health Partnership and Local Council area from March 2007 to June 2008 is published on ISD’s website at:

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=dent_reg_table2_june08.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment.

The information does not represent the percentage of people in the Inverclyde Community Health Partnership and local council area who are registered. Registrations (numerator) are based on the postcode of the practice where the patient has registered with a general dental practitioner. The population (denominator) is based on where the patient resides, in this case the community health partnership and local council area. In some cases, the number of registrations may exceed the actual number of "people" in the chosen population.