The current national target for a first outpatient appointment following a General Medical Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner referral in all specialties is nine weeks.The percentage of patients whose first outpatient appointment was within nine weeks following referral to a consultant in paediatric dentistry, together with the median waiting time, by health board of residence, for the year ending 31 December 1999, is provided in the table.NHS in Scotland: Percentage of Patients1 Who Received Their First Outpatient Appointment Within Nine Weeks Following A General Medical Practitioner/ General Dental Practitioner Referral To A Consultant In Paediatric Dentistry And Median Waiting Times: By Health Board Of Residence: Year Ending 31 December 1999pHealth Board2PercentageMedian Waiting Time (Days)Argyll and Clyde6152Ayrshire and Arran6449Fife9622Forth Valley5262Greater Glasgow6652Lanarkshire6751Lothian9618Tayside932Scotland8126Notes:1.