Public Dental Service - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2024-754
Subject
Public Dental Service
Date Received
05/03/2025
Request and Response

For the last three years, where data is available, please could you confirm the following?

  1. The total amount spent by the board on providing a public dental service, broken down by year.

See attached spreadsheet

  1. The number of full time equivalent dentists employed by the health board to provide PDS, broken down by year.

See attached spreadsheet

  1. The number of procedures carried out by the PDS, broken down by year, if known.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

  1. The number of patients treated by the PDS, broken down by year, if known.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

  1. Details of the locations where PDS services are currently provided.

Five locations; Lerwick (2), Brae, Yell, Whalsay

  1. The number of referrals and waiting list size, broken down by year, if known.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

NHS Shetland do not keep numbers of referrals for primary care referrals

We do not have a waiting list – other than the 2,000 patients recently de-registered from the local GDS practice