The average number of NHS patientsper NHS general dental practitioner, broken down by NHS board area, is shown inthe table below.Information on the number ofpatients registered under private arrangements is not collected.Informationon the number of general dental practitioner vacancies is not held centrally.Average Number of RegisteredNHS Patients per NHS General Dental Practitioner (GDP); at 30 September 2004 NHS Board Area Average Number of Registered Patients1,2,3,4 Scotland 1,294 Argyll and Clyde 1,341 Ayrshire and Arran 1,436 Borders 1,523 Dumfries and Galloway 1,539 Fife 1,517 Forth Valley 1,497 Grampian 1,451 Greater Glasgow 1,129 Highland 882 Lanarkshire 1,336 Lothian 1,210 Orkney 926 Shetland 924 Tayside 1,380 Western Isles 1,571 Source: MIDAS (ManagementInformation and Dental Accounting System).Notes:1. An NHS GDP may...