Question reference: S3W-30930
- Date lodged: 20 January 2010
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 February 2010
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which schools in each NHS board area have a school-based dental service.
Answer
Childsmile Nursery and Childsmile School aim to work with 20% of educational establishments targeted in order of those with the highest proportion of children living in the most deprived local quintile, as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. This is achieved by selecting schools with the highest number of pupils with a postcode in the most deprived SIMD quintile.
The information requested is given in table The Schools in Health Board Areas that have a School-based Dental Service, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 50127).