Posts Tagged ‘drill and fill culture’
Bradford Dental Practice Starts New NHS Contract Trial
A Bradford dental practice will be part of a pilot scheme to trial a new NHS dental contract. Rayner and Rayner Dental Practice in Wibsey is one of five dental practices in Yorkshire and the Humber to be selected for the pilot programme, beating off competition from more than 500 other practices to land the […]
New Dental Contract to End ‘Drill and Fill’ Culture of Old
Since the Labour government’s 2006 change to dental contracts, many dentists felt pressured from a reward system that focused on the quantity of treatment, rather than the quality. This week, however, the government announced that trials of a new contract were soon to begin, involving 68 dental practices. Focus will now be shifted to preventative […]
Dental Practices Begin New Contract Trial
Selected dental practices in England will trial a new dental contract to try and improve the current system, which was introduced by the Labour government in 2006. Sixty eight dental practices will take part in the trial and health ministers have confirmed that dentists will be paid according to the number of patients they treat, […]
