The average number of patients that were registered, as at 30 June 2002, with salaried general dental practitioners in each NHS board area is show in the following table.Average Number of Patients that are Currently Registered with Salaried General Dental Practitioners in each NHS Board AreaNHS Board AreaNumber of DentistsNumber of Patients RegisteredAverage Number of Patients Registered Per DentistArgyll and Clyde65,493916Ayrshire and Arran53,949790Borders418246Dumfries and Galloway---Fife---Forth Valley1893893Grampian43,431858Greater Glasgow---Highland2210,328469Lanarkshire---Lothian107,300730Orkney3780260Shetland51,718344Tayside---Western Isles---Note:Some salaried general dental practitioners provide services...