The following table shows the number (and percentage) of people registered with NHS General Dental Services, as at 31 March 2017, and the impact on these figures, excluding those people in abeyance: Patients registered with NHS General Dental Services, as at 31 March 2017; by NHS Board of patient All Patients Excluding Registrations in Abeyance NHS Board Number % of population Number % of population Scotland 4,974,136 92.0 4,930,121 91.2 Ayrshire & Arran 350,333 94.5 349,233 94.2 Borders 93,572 81.7 93,146 81.3 Dumfries & Galloway 131,350 87.9 130,807 87.5 Fife 321,328 86.8 317,004 85.6 Forth Valley 278,342 91.4 276,052 90.7 Grampian 463,613 78.8 460,231 78.3 Greater Glasgow & Clyde 1,107,036 95.3 1,100,230 94.7 Highland 263,889 82.0 254,043 78.9 Lanarkshire 614,642 93.6 612,499 93.3 Lothian 776,382 88.2 773,724 87.9 Orkney 17,109 78.3 16,737 76.6 Shetland 20,641 89.0 20,611 88.8 Tayside 364,484 87.7 363,291 87.4 Western Isles 22,154 82.4 17,197 63.9 Unknown 149,261 n...