– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 16 July 2010.
Question S3W-34686
To ask the Scottish Executive how many newly qualified dentists have taken up posts in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board area.
The specific information requested is not held centrally. Information showing the number of dentists who qualified from a Scottish Dental School, in each of the last three years, and took up a training post (either one year’s vocational training or two year’s dental foundation) in Scotland, broken down by NHS board area is presented in the Table.
NHS Board | Final Year: 2006 - 2007 & Training Post commencing 2007 | Final Year: 2007 - 2008 & Training Post commencing 2008 | Final Year: 2008 - 2009 & Training Post commencing 2009 |
Highland | 4 | 9 | 11 |
Shetland | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Orkney | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Western Isles | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Grampian | 6 | 10 | 12 |
Tayside | 16 | 18 | 23 |
Borders | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fife | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Lothian | 15 | 10 | 14 |
Ayrshire and Arran | 8 | 12 | 7 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Forth Valley | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Lanarkshire | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Total | 109 | 116 | 129 |
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