Written Question · S4W-11915 · Session 4
(a) how many and (b) what percentage of people have had one or more dental examinations in the last (i) 6, (ii) 12, (iii) 18 and (iv) 24 mo…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of people have had one or more dental examinations in the last (i) 6, (ii) 12, (iii) 18 and (iv) 24 months, broken down by (A) NHS board, (B) gender and (C) age.
The answer
The information requested will be available from Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) under (Bib. number 54676).
The tables provide information on the number and percentage of adults (18 years old and over) who have had one or more dental examinations in the last 6, 12, 18 and 24 months by NHS board, gender and age group.
National Services Scotland (NSS) extract this information from the NHS general dental services payment system (MIDAS). Since no fee is payable for routine examinations for children, information on examinations for children is not recorded in the MIDAS system (and a claim for such cannot be made by the dentist) unless the examination has been carried out specifically for orthodontic purposes or has been necessitated by trauma.
Therefore, routine child examinations are not covered by this data system and are not collected centrally. Dentists are expected to provide the full range of treatment available for children under capitation arrangements, and there is only a small number of items of service for children for which dentists make individual and specific claims through MIDAS (as is required for adults).
For the reason stated above, the information previously provided in the answer to question S4W-11148 on 22 November 2012 has been amended to include only information on the number and percentage of adults (18 years old and over) who have had two or more dental examinations in each of the last three years by NHS board, gender and age group and this will also be available from SPICe (Bib. number 54501).
The next set of National Statistics on Registration and Participation which provides an overview of the proportion of children and adults registered with dentists – but not frequency of treatment – is scheduled for publication by NSS in March 2013.
The tables provide information on the number and percentage of adults (18 years old and over) who have had one or more dental examinations in the last 6, 12, 18 and 24 months by NHS board, gender and age group.
National Services Scotland (NSS) extract this information from the NHS general dental services payment system (MIDAS). Since no fee is payable for routine examinations for children, information on examinations for children is not recorded in the MIDAS system (and a claim for such cannot be made by the dentist) unless the examination has been carried out specifically for orthodontic purposes or has been necessitated by trauma.
Therefore, routine child examinations are not covered by this data system and are not collected centrally. Dentists are expected to provide the full range of treatment available for children under capitation arrangements, and there is only a small number of items of service for children for which dentists make individual and specific claims through MIDAS (as is required for adults).
For the reason stated above, the information previously provided in the answer to question S4W-11148 on 22 November 2012 has been amended to include only information on the number and percentage of adults (18 years old and over) who have had two or more dental examinations in each of the last three years by NHS board, gender and age group and this will also be available from SPICe (Bib. number 54501).
The next set of National Statistics on Registration and Participation which provides an overview of the proportion of children and adults registered with dentists – but not frequency of treatment – is scheduled for publication by NSS in March 2013.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-11915 by reference.