It should be noted that (a) ISD Scotland doesnot collect information on the specific reasons why dentists cease to providegeneral dental services and (b) that ISD Scotland would expect a “drop-out”rate of dentists to be observed over any period through retirals, resignations,etc.Table 1: Number of SalariedDentists Who Have Started Providing NHS General Dental Services Since thePublication of An Action Plan For Improving Oral Health And Modernising NHSDental Services In Scotland (17 March 2005)1,2,6; by NHS BoardArea NHS board area No. of Dentists Argyll and Clyde 7 Ayrshire and Arran 2 Borders 3 Dumfries and Galloway 3 Fife - Forth Valley 9 Grampian 1 Greater Glasgow 7 Highland 7 Lanarkshire - Lothian 2 Orkney 4 Shetland - Tayside - Western Isles 2 Scotland1,2,6 33 Table 2: Number ofNon-Salaried Dentists Who Have Started Providing NHS General Dental ServicesSince the Publication of An Action Plan For Improving Oral Health And ModernisingNHS Dental Services In Scotland (17 March 2005)1,2,6; by NHS BoardArea NHS board area No. of dentists Argyll and Clyde 28 Ayrshire and Arran 9 Borders 2 Dumfries and Galloway 1 Fife 10 Forth Valley 16 Grampian 19 Greater Glasgow 45 Highland 9 Lanarkshire 26 Lothian 24 Orkney 2 Shetland 1 Tayside 18 Western Isles - Scotland1,2,6 143 Table 3: Number of SalariedDentists Who Have Stopped Providing NHS General Dental Services Since thePublication of An Action Plan For Improving Oral Health And Modernising NHSDental Services In Scotland (17 March 2005)3,4,5,6; by NHS BoardArea NHS board area No. of Dentists Argyll and Clyde 4 Ayrshire and Arran - Borders - Dumfries and Galloway 2 Fife 1 Forth Valley 1 Grampian 3 Greater Glasgow - Highland 4 Lanarkshire - Lothian - Orkney 1 Shetland 1 Tayside - Western Isles - Scotland3,4,5,6 14 Table 4: Number ofNon-Salaried Dentists Who Have Stopped Providing NHS General Dental ServicesSince the Publication of An Action Plan For Improving Oral Health And ModernisingNHS Dental Services In Scotland (17 March 2005)3,4,5,6; By NHS BoardArea NHS board area No. of dentists Argyll and Clyde 11 Ayrshire and Arran 10 Borders - Dumfries and Galloway 2 Fife 13 Forth Valley 15 Grampian 11 Greater Glasgow 45 Highland 4 Lanarkshire 28 Lothian 36 Orkney 2 Shetland - Tayside 17 Western Isles - Scotland3,4,5,6 116 Source MIDAS (ManagementInformation and Dental Accounting...