Posts Tagged ‘new dental contract’
Bognor Dental Practice Joins NHS Pilot Scheme
Oasis Dental Care in Bognor has joined the NHS pilot scheme to identify new ways of paying NHS dentists. The practice is one of 90 surgeries in the UK participating in the trial, which aims to identify issues with the current contract and find new, more effective and efficient measures. One of the most pressing […]
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, […]
