Government announces start of pilots

The Government announced that 68 dental practices are now starting the new dental contract pilot studies. The trials will look at ways of increasing patient access and promoting preventative dental treatments like fluoride varnish. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “It is vital that patients receive high quality dental care and we are committed to promoting good oral health and preventing dental decay, especially in children.”
The BDA said the dental pilots were a ‘positive step’.

 

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Fewer children seen than in 2006

Some 26,000 fewer children are now seen by an NHS dentist than in 2004/06, despite a rise in the overall number of people paying a visit, according to the latest report from the NHS Information Centre. Other findings include a rise in the use of fluoride varnish, exempts having more Band 3 treatments than charge payers and more female dentists working in the NHS.

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Department issues quarterly UDA statistics

Statistics for dental commissioning for the quarter ending June 2011 have been released by the Department of Health. This shows that 89.0 million UDAs were commissioned as at 30th June. This represents a decrease of 52,000 (less than 0.1%) on the UDAs commissioned as at 31st March 2011.

For full results go to http://tinyurl.com/6fvdxa

 

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