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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the intake at all dental hospitals and schools within England and Wales during each of the last five years to date, giving figures for each year for each institution to date.
Sir Keith Joseph
The total intake to pre-clinical dental courses in England and Wales during each of the last five years was as follows:
| Intake of full-time home and overseas students | |
| During year | Numbers |
| 1979–80 | 781 |
| 1980–81 | 792 |
| 1981–82 | 791 |
| 1982–83 | 798 |
| 1983–84 | 768 |
| 1984–85 | *741 |
| *Provisional. | |
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated cost of redeveloping dental hospitals and schools in England and Wales, giving the figures in each case.
Sir Keith Joseph
I am not aware of any current redevelopment plans for dental schools in England and Wales. Dental hospitals are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services.