Question reference: S3W-38890
- Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 20 January 2011
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 February 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) under five, (b) five to 18 and (c) over 18 had teeth extracted in the (i) NHS general and (ii) hospital dental service setting in 2009-10.
Answer
The information you requested in provided in the following tables.
Table 1 Number of Patients in Scotland who had Teeth Extracted in the NHS General Dental Service (GDS) Setting in 2009-10
| Patient age | ||
| 0 - 4 years | 5 - 18 years | Over 18 |
| 578 | 55,802 | 251,779 |
Source: MIDAS (Management Information and Dental Accounting System).
Table 2 Number of patients in Scotland who had a Tooth Extraction procedure carried out in the NHS Hospital Dental Service (HDS) setting in 2009-10
| Patient Age | ||
| 0 - 4 years | 5 - 18 years | Over 18 |
| 1,944 | 6,350 | 5,646 |
Source: Information Sources Division SMR01.