Table 1 Details of English PCTs with the highest and lowest figures of dentists per 1,000 population. For each PCT, the total number of dentists as at 31 December 2002 is shown. This includes principals, assistants and vocational trainees. Dentists who were both principals and assistants have been counted once as principals.
From: Is NHS dentistry in crisis? 'Traffic light' maps of dentists distribution in England and Wales
Primary Care Trust | Population (Census 2001) | Number of dentists (2002) | Dentists per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
Westminster | 181286 | 160 | 0.882583 |
Doncaster Central | 69292 | 49 | 0.707152 |
Cambridge City | 108863 | 71 | 0.652196 |
South West Kent | 176439 | 109 | 0.617777 |
Camden | 198020 | 122 | 0.616099 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 165242 | 101 | 0.611225 |
Royston, Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford | 62249 | 38 | 0.610452 |
Yorkshire Wolds and Coast | 143541 | 30 | 0.209000 |
Hinckley and Bosworth | 115258 | 24 | 0.208228 |
Central Suffolk | 98786 | 20 | 0.202458 |
Eastern Hull | 116394 | 23 | 0.197605 |
South Cambridgeshire | 130689 | 21 | 0.160687 |
Easington | 93993 | 15 | 0.159586 |
Ellesmere Port and Neston | 81672 | 13 | 0.159173 |