– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 21 March 2011.
Gavin Brown
Conservative
Question S3W-40542
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) children and (b) adults in the Lothians region has had access to an NHS dentist in each quarter since September 2007.
Shona Robison
Scottish National Party
The information requested is shown in the following table.
Percentage of Population Registered with a Dentist under NHS General Dental Services Arrangements in Lothian
| Quarter Ending | Practice Postcode | Patient Postcode | ||
| Children | Adults | Children | Adults | |
| September 2007 | 73.9 | 50.5 | - | - |
| December 2007 | 77.5 | 52.2 | - | - |
| March 2008 | 77.5 | 54.4 | - | - |
| June 2008 | 79.1 | 56.6 | - | - |
| September 2008 | 80.5 | 58.4 | - | - |
| December 2008 | 81.9 | 60.6 | - | - |
| March 2009 | 83.4 | 62.7 | - | - |
| June 2009 | 84.4 | 64.5 | - | - |
| September 2009 | 85.6 | 66.9 | - | - |
| December 2009 | 86.6 | 67.9 | - | - |
| March 2010 | 84.3 | 67.3 | - | - |
| June 2010 | 85.0 | 68.7 | - | - |
| September 2010 | - | - | 78.0 | 64.1 |
| December 2010 | - | - | 78.2 | 65.3 |
Source: MIDAS (Management Information and Dental Accounting System).
Notes:
1. The NHS board area in which a registered patient lives may not be the same NHS board area in which their dental practice is located.
2. ISD Scotland began publishing registration data by patient postcode and ceased publishing by practice postcode in August 2010.
3. Mid-year population estimates are used to calculate the percentage registered and are sourced from the General Register Office.
Yes5 people think so
No0 people think not
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