Only days apart, two significant announcements about Scottish dentistry have illustrated the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
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The publication of the government policy paper “A plan for digital health and social care” may make uneasy reading for GDP’s. Despite this it is likely to be a good indicator of priorities for the Health Service and reform, in the next few years.
Lest for a moment you thought that the crisis affecting NHS dentistry was largely confined to England and Wales, a report on UTL Live (ITN News) on Friday 24th June made clear in stark terms that NHS Dentistry in the province is ‘not a sustainable model’.
Read more: NHS Dentistry In Northern Ireland Branded ‘Unsustainable’
“From 1 July, NHS dentists have to pretend they’ve returned to ‘business as usual” Dr Shawn Charlwood has told the profession.
Read more: Ready For New NHS Targets? No? Then Just “Pretend”
Fear of litigation is a recurrent fear across the dental profession, with many older, experienced dentists resigned to believing that it’s not a question of ‘if’ they will be the victim of a legal case against them, but ‘when’.
Read more: Patient Complaints Are A Particular Worry For Young Dentists
The recent Westminster Health Forum policy conference, ‘Priorities for dentistry in England - contract reform, professional regulation, integrated oral healthcare, training and education, and post-pandemic recovery and support’, may not have registered in many UK practices.
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