asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who received dental treatment in each community care area through the following: (a) public health dental service, and (b) ad hoc dental service in 1982 and in 1985.
Written Answers. - Dental Treatment.
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The numbers of adults in each community care area who received dental treatment from the health board dentists or from private dentists under the ad hoc dental scheme in 1982 and 1985 are as follows:
|
Health Board |
Community Care Area |
Number of adults treated by health board dentists |
Number of adults treated under ad hoc dental scheme |
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|
1982 |
1985 |
1982 |
1985 |
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|
Eastern |
Dublin |
5,373 |
8,071 |
2,502 |
2,723 |
|
Kildare |
523 |
847 |
591 |
203 |
|
|
Wicklow |
1,300 |
30 |
980 |
89 |
|
|
Midland |
Laois-Offaly |
1,336 |
108 |
920 |
1,529 |
|
Longford-Westmeath |
434 |
264 |
1,193 |
1,310 |
|
|
Mid-Western |
Clare |
3,481 |
3,327 |
430 |
— |
|
Limerick |
2,065 |
2,680 |
1,556 |
— |
|
|
Tipperary NR |
1,057 |
2,786 |
160 |
— |
|
|
North-Eastern |
Cavan-Monaghan |
392 |
134 |
741 |
205 |
|
Louth |
274 |
438 |
822 |
71 |
|
|
Meath |
760 |
632 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
|
North-Western |
Donegal |
2,842 |
4,105 |
1,230 |
982 |
|
Sligo-Leitrim |
1,679 |
2,674 |
211 |
132 |
|
|
South-Eastern |
Carlow-Kilkenny |
259 |
336 |
1,926 |
472 |
|
Tipperary SR |
375 |
271 |
1,230 |
344 |
|
|
Waterford |
787 |
507 |
1,619 |
443 |
|
|
Wexford |
520 |
242 |
2,035 |
789 |
|
|
Southern |
North Lee |
1,175 |
861 |
220 |
Nil |
|
South Lee |
1,858 |
2,252 |
405 |
Nil |
|
|
North Cork |
1,182 |
1,238 |
175 |
Nil |
|
|
West Cork |
574 |
545 |
149 |
Nil |
|
|
Kerry |
2,132 |
2,981 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
|
Western |
Galway |
458 |
942 |
1,516 |
67 |
|
Mayo |
429 |
1,983 |
686 |
50 |
|
|
Roscommon |
54 |
437 |
560 |
38 |