In particular, table B8and B9 shows the whole-time equivalent (WTE) and headcount number ofconsultants by specialty and NHS board from 1995 onwards. Latest availablefigures are at 31 December 2005.Information on the number ofNHS Scotland hospital-based orthodontic specialists by grade and NHS Board isprovided in tables entitled HCHS Orthodontic Specialists by NHS Board1997-2005, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 39378).Information on orthodonticsspecialists working in the general dental service is provided in the following table.Number1of Orthodontic Specialists2 Working in the NHS General Dental Service;at 31 March NHS Board 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Ayrshire and Arran 1 9 6 3 4 4 4 5 8 Borders 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 Argyll and Clyde 8 10 7 5 8 8 9 9 9 Fife 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 Greater Glasgow 14 16 17 18 17 17 16 18 19 Highland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Lanarkshire 8 11 10 9 11 11 10 10 10 Grampian 7 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 Orkney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lothian 15 17 19 19 20 21 21 20 22 Tayside 5 4 4 6 7 5 7 8 11 Forth Valley 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scotland 59 67 65 67 71 71 76 80 83 Source: MIDAS(Management Information and Dental Accounting System).Notes:1.