No information is collected on the number of patients registered with a dentist under private arrangements.Patients Registered with an NHS General Dental Practitioner; at 31 March2001 Health board area Number of patients registered Percentage of population registered1 Percentage change from March 2000 Ayrshire & Arran 209,790 57.0 1.0 Borders 63,837 60.1 -0.6 Argyll & Clyde 223,838 53.1 0.0 Fife 187,961 54.0 -0.6 Greater Glasgow 492,653 57.1 2.1 Highland 94,453 45.2 -4.7 Lanarkshire 271,200 49.1 0.6 Grampian 270,347 51.3 -3.3 Orkney 8,289 43.0 -3.1 Lothian 418,870 54.0 0.7 Tayside 232,600 59.5 -0.3 Forth Valley 146,433 52.4 0.1 Western Isles 12,024 45.0 -0.5 Dumfries & Galloway 72,712 49.2 -1.6 Shetland 7,470 33.7 0.2 Scotland 2,712,477 53.6 -0.1 2002 Health board area Number of patients registered Percentage of population registered2 Percentage change from March 2001 Ayrshire & Arran 209,566 56.9 -0.1 Borders 63,942 59.8 -0.3 Argyll & Clyde 222,842 53.0 -0.1 Fife 188,936 54.0 0.1 Greater Glasgow 491,800 56.6 -0.5 Highland 85,924 41.1 -4.1 Lanarkshire 271,588 49.1 0.0 Grampian 260,435 49.5 -1.7 Orkney 7,951 41.4 -1.6 Lothian 421,809 54.1 0.2 Tayside 232,063 59.7 0.2 Forth Valley 148,630 53.2 0.7 Western Isles 11,352 42.9 -2.1 Dumfries & Galloway 70,485 47.7 -1.5 Shetland 7,025 32.0 -1.7 Scotland 2,694,348 53.2 -0.4 2003 Health board area Number of patients registered Percentage of population registered3 Percentage change from March 2002 Ayrshire & Arran 207,627 56.6 -0.3 Borders 63,340 59.0 -0.8 Argyll & Clyde 221,855 53.0 0.0 Fife 190,419 54.3 0.3 Greater Glasgow 490,471 56.6 0.0 Highland 84,706 40.7 -0.4 Lanarkshire 275,723 49.9 0.8 Grampian 245,229 46.9 -2.7 Orkney 6,214 32.3 -9.0 Lothian 427,230 54.8 0.7 Tayside 230,300 59.4 -0.2 Forth Valley 151,211 54.1 1.0 Western Isles 11,446 43.7 0.8 Dumfries & Galloway 69,604 47.3 -0.4 Shetland 9,412 42.9 10.9 Scotland 2,684,787 53.1 -0.1 Sources: NHS General Dental Service registration data - MIDAS (Management Information & Dental Accounting...