Health written question – answered at on 26 October 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were registered with an NHS dentist in Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust in each year since 1997.
The number of registrations in the general dental service for the Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust (PCT) area at September 1997 to 2004, is shown in the table.
September each year | Adult and child registrations (thousand) |
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1997 | 173.6 |
1998 | 147.8 |
1999 | 151.8 |
2000 | 148.5 |
2001 | 155.4 |
2002 | 146.2 |
2003 | 159.1 |
2004 | 156.1 |
Notes:
1. The high registration figure for 1997 reflects the 24-month registration period. For 1998 onwards, the figures reflect a 15-month registration period.
2. Registration numbers are live registrations on the Dental Practice Board's computer at the end of the month.
3. Sutton and Merton PCT was established in 2002. Registrations are based on contract postcodes within the Sutton and Merton PCT area.
Source:
Dental Practice Board.
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