Table 1 Number of teeth extracted in the NHS General Dental Service; Years ending 31 March 2004 to 2008 NHS Board 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Scotland 485,983 482,771 469,464 464,150 467,871 Argyll and Clyde 42,909 41,528 40,750 x x Ayrshire and Arran 37,301 38,941 37,615 39,230 40,985 Borders 7,762 7,147 7,563 7,358 6,594 Dumfries and Galloway 12,885 11,799 10,575 10,851 12,423 Fife 33,102 33,054 31,671 31,270 32,553 Forth Valley 23,698 24,154 23,420 23,563 25,122 Grampian 38,246 33,891 33,311 29,553 27,989 Greater Glasgow 105,440 108,313 107,968 140,822 136,314 Highland 13,361 12,337 12,266 19,596 20,979 Lanarkshire 61,587 61,327 59,396 59,875 58,030 Lothian 69,658 70,599 68,444 65,534 68,753 Orkney Islands 863 1,259 1,158 1,810 1,153 Shetland Islands 1,331 1,139 1,206 1,472 1,373 Tayside 35,508 35,191 32,140 30,674 32,728 Western Isles 2,332 2,092 1,981 2,542 2,875 Source: MIDAS (Management Information and Dental Accounting...