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Question reference: S3W-13429

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: 22 May 2008
  • Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 June 2008

Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people were registered with an NHS dentist in the East Dunbartonshire local authority area in each of the last five years, broken down by age group.


Answer

The information requested is only available from March 2007. The table presents information as at March, June, September and December 2007.

Percentage of People Registered with an NHS Dentist; by Age Group in East Dunbartonshire1

Date

Age Group

Total

0-2

3-5

6-12

13-17

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

March 2007

41.9

74.6

79.2

73.6

56.5

64.0

53.5

46.7

45.5

45.5

35.1

54.4

June 2007

42.1

74.8

79.1

74.7

57.0

63.7

53.7

47.0

45.8

45.7

36.7

54.7

September 2007

42.5

78.3

81.7

77.1

60.1

66.0

55.3

49.1

47.6

47.7

39.1

56.9

December 2007

41.4

79.9

82.1

78.3

63.9

68.7

57.0

50.9

48.8

48.5

40.9

58.5

Source: ISD Scotland.

Note: 1. Registrations are based on the postcode of the practice as opposed to the postcode of the patient. The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of registrations by the resident population for the particular area/age group etc. This has led to percentages greater than 100.