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|
Year |
Dundee |
Edinburgh |
Glasgow |
Total |
|
1987 |
44 |
51 |
64 |
159 |
|
1988 |
37 |
34 |
63 |
134 |
|
1989 |
44 |
37 |
63 |
144 |
|
1990 |
36 |
39 |
53 |
128 |
|
1991 |
40 |
34 |
68 |
142 |
|
1992 |
36 |
35 |
43 |
114 |
|
1993 |
45 |
45 |
59 |
149 |
|
19941 |
3 |
4 |
59 |
66 |
|
19952 |
36 |
2 |
57 |
95 |
|
1996 |
48 |
-- |
60 |
108 |
|
1997 |
47 |
-- |
75 |
122 |
|
1998 |
42 |
-- |
67 |
109 |
|
19993 |
60 |
-- |
65 |
125 |
Note 1 Low numbers are as a result of the extension of the
dental course to 5 years
Note 2 Edinburgh running down for closure
Note 3 Figure includes 2 December resits for each school

Table 2 Numbers of Dentists Working
in Scotland
(Source: Information & Statistics Division, Scottish Health Statistics
1999)
|
Dentists in Scotland (1975-1998) |
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|
1975 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1998 |
|
|
Hospital Services (WTE) |
185 |
193 |
208 |
194 |
200 |
228 |
|
Primary Care |
1184 |
1277 |
1407 |
1694 |
1920 |
2016 |
|
CDS (WTE) |
293 |
328 |
328 |
267 |
242 |
235 |

Table 3 Projected number of UK-qualified
dentists
(Source: Information & Statistics Division 2000)
New ISD Projections of UK qualified dentists on the GDC register
|
Year |
1996 |
2001 |
2006 |
2011 |
2016 |
2021 |
2026 |
2031 |
2036 |
|
|
Projected Number of Dentists |
24769 |
26061 |
26925 |
27281 |
27319 |
27070 |
26582 |
26154 |
25846 |
|

Table 4 Retirement Age of Dentists
1988-1998
(Source: Scottish Office Pensions Agency 1999)
|
Retirement age of Dentists 1988-98 |
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|
Year |
Average Age of dentists at retirement |
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|
88-89 |
61 |
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|
89-90 |
59 |
||
|
90-91 |
60 |
||
|
91-92 |
60 |
||
|
92-93 |
59 |
||
|
93-94 |
57 |
||
|
94-95 |
54 |
||
|
95-96 |
58 |
||
|
96-97 |
57 |
||
|
97-98 |
59 |
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