Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 June 2008
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.
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.