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There are no plans to replace the current building. A programme of investment established in 2007-08 into the building infrastructure continues on an annual basis.

Since 2007-08 a total of £11,014,000 has been invested, with a further £2 million to be invested in 2013-2014.

The main concern of the Scottish Government is that dentists beginning independent practice in Scotland are able to function safely. The General Dental Council, as the Professional regulatory body for dentists, is currently undertaking a review of vocational training and the Scottish Government will take appropriate action based on the findings of the review.

Since 2007-2008, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has spent the following on repairs and maintenance at the Glasgow Dental Hospital:

The figures include estates staffing costs.

Access to Railway Crossings is a matter for the Infrastructure Manager, which includes Network Rail, Port Authorities, Heritage Railway Companies, etc., that own and operates them, and the Office of Rail Regulation.

The public have rights of access to all public level crossings; however access to private user-worked crossings is restricted to the authorised users only.

Network Rail is required to comply with all applicable legislation, including access, at railway crossings.

Overseas graduates from any UK, including Scottish, dental school may apply for dental Vocational Training (VT) places in Scotland. All overseas graduates are subject to United Kingdom Borders Agency (UKBA) eligibility criteria, and one overseas Scottish graduate in 2013 has secured a VT place, subject to satisfactory completion of UKBA requirements.

When applicants apply for NHS board appointments, they do so in confidence and on the understanding that their personal information will not be released unless they are appointed.

The following table provides the prevalence of oral cavity cancer between 2001 to 2011 and shows a steady increase over the period. Cancer registration data is not currently available beyond 2011.

Table 1. Prevalence¹ of Cancer of the oral cavity² in Scotland, 2001-2011

Source: ISD Scotland.

Notes:

1. Prevalence is estimated by counting the number of patients diagnosed before a given point in time (e.g. 31 December 2011), and excluding those who are known to have died or migrated by that date. 2. Prevalence numbers are based on a 20 year period.

Cancer of the oral cavity is defined as C01-C06 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition.

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN ANSWER

19 July 2013

Index Heading: Health and Social Care

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how many dental practices there are and how many are (a) funded by the NHS and (b) wholly private.

(S4W-16109)

Michael Matheson: There are 1,064 dental practices in Scotland which have at least one dentist providing NHS general dental services.

Information on the number of wholly private dental practices is not held centrally.

Source: ISD Scotland.

The number of deaths from cancer of the oral cavity and the mortality rate per 100,000 population for calendar years 2007-2011 is provided in the following table. Cancer mortality data is not currently available beyond 2011.

Number of deaths¹ from cancer of the oral cavity², Scotland, 2007-2011

Source: ISD Scotland.

Notes:

1. Deaths data are provided by the National Records for Scotland. Deaths are for year of registration.

2. Cancer of the oral cavity is defined as C01-C06 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition.