It is not possible to express thesenumbers as a percentage of all dentists, as information on dentists who provideonly private treatment is not held centrally.Number of Dentists1,2,3 who have Provided NHS General DentalServices in the Years Ending 31 March 1999-2006 NHS Board 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Scotland 1,958 1,982 1,991 2,037 2,078 2,105 2,153 2,301 Argyll and Clyde 183 176 180 183 179 186 182 199 Ayrshire and Arran 141 135 133 131 134 143 147 150 Borders 42 42 43 45 43 39 39 42 Dumfries and Galloway 43 47 43 40 42 44 43 44 Fife 143 142 145 143 147 138 140 171 Forth Valley 96 98 100 105 108 104 112 119 Grampian 173 174 169 171 177 182 191 198 Greater Glasgow 409 416 416 430 438 445 474 489 Highland 82 83 82 87 85 85 92 100 Lanarkshire 202 207 205 209 217 229 234 237 Lothian 356 364 364 372 383 384 384 395 Orkney 4 6 6 7...