amount paid to dentists in Ceredigion for the year 2009/2010

Dear Hywel Dda Local Health Board,I would like to know the total
amount of monies paid to dentists in the Ceredigion area for the
year 2009/2010. As none of the dentists accepts NHS patients why do
they receive money from the Health Board.

Yours faithfully,

EMILY VERONICA

Dear Bob Mander (Hywel Dda Health Board - ),Many thanks for your
very prompt reply to my request. Are you now able to let me know
the number of NHS patients who are currently being treated by the
five dentists in Aberystwyth, the one dentist in Lampeter and the
two dentists in Cardigan?

Yours sincerely,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Bob Mander (Hywel Dda Health Board - ),again, thanks for your
prompt reply. Does the number of patients seen by the Ceredigion
dentists include private patients as well as NHS patients. If it
does can you please let me know the exact number of NHS patients
who received treatment. If the total contracted value of payments
to dentists in the Ceredigion area was £3,300,674 there must be an
account showing how and why this figure was reached.

Yours sincerely,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Hywel Dda Local Health Board,
Please may I have a reply to my previous correspondence and my
telephone conversation with Mr. Mander.

Yours faithfully,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Bob Mander (Hywel Dda Health Board - ),
May I please have a reply to my email of the 25 September 2010.

Yours sincerely,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Bob Mander (Hywel Dda Health Board - ),Thank you for the
information which you have sent to me which really only confirms
what I already know. Regarding the list of dentists in Ceredigion I
would like to point out that you show two dentists trading as
"denticare" in Aberystwyth. I would like to point out that the
"denticare" knOwn as Friars Dental Surgery is strictly a private
concern and accepts no NHS patients. In view of this am I correct
in assuming that even PRIVATE DENTISTS ARE FINANCED BY HYWEL DDA
HEALTH BOARD. If so, why?

Yours sincerely,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Bob Mander (Hywel Dda Health Board - ),when I spoke to
denticare in Friars Park I was told that they do not accept NHS
patients they only treat private patients. Their website is called
Dental Spa - this does not sound like NHS. Perhaps you could
clarify the position for me.

Yours sincerely,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Bob Mander (Hywel Dda Health Board - ),Thank you for
forwarding a copy of the Dentists' contract. I would like to have
your comments regarding:
1. Two dentists in Ceredigion DO NOT ACCEPT ADULT PATIENTS. iN FACT
THEY OPERATE A PRIVATE PAYMENT SCHEME. They only accept a small
number of children - but children under 16 receive free dental
treatment. Are these dentists still being paid by the LHB.
2. If dentists do not operate a patient registration scheme then
how does the LHB reach a figure of 40,135 patients who received
dental treatment in the past two years?
3. The National Assembly now spends in excess of £130 million a
year on NHS dental services (I have this in writing from the
Minister), but the population of Wales is only 3,008.848 and of a
population of over 74,000 in Ceredigion only 40,135 people received
dental care in the past two years. Taking all the figures into
account it is obvious to me that the bulk of the money allocated to
dental services is not being spent on dental care patients. Any
comments? Emily

Yours sincerely,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Hywel Dda Local Health Board, A reply to my letter of 13
October would be appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

emily veronica pugh

Dear Bob Mander (Hywel Dda Health Board - ),Apologies. I meant my
email of the 24th. Are you now able to reply to this email. I asked
for some information which must be in your possession and your
reply would be appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

emily veronica pugh