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62 practices to trial new dental contract

62 practices to trial new dental contract

News Release issued by the COI News Distribution Service on 11 April 2011

For the first time, from this summer, dentists will be paid for the quality of the treatment they give rather than the number of treatments provided, Health Minister Lord Howe announced today.

Sixty two dental practices have been selected to trial a new dental contract that will help improve outcomes for patients. The trials are being carefully designed to improve the quality of patient care and increase access to NHS dental services with the added objective of improving the oral health of children.

This is part of the Coalition Government’s wider plans to modernise the NHS with a relentless focus on improving quality of care and patient outcomes.

The new contract will be based around capitation, registration and quality. This means that, for the first time, dentists will be rewarded for the quality of care they deliver for patients rather than the number of treatments carried out.

A new emphasis on quality – and guidelines on how to deliver it – will support dentists to improve the oral health of their patients, while the focus on registration will give patients the security of continuing care.

Three different models will be piloted across England starting in the summer. Each model will be slightly different in order to provide information and evidence on various aspects of the proposals; this will help better inform the development of the new national contract.

Health Minister Lord Howe said:

“We all want good teeth and good oral hygiene. That’s why we want our dentists to get paid for the quality of treatment they provide rather than for the number of treatments, as is the case now.

“This approach is not only better for patients, but also a better use of NHS resources.

“It is important that we take our time to get this absolutely right. We want our reforms to give dentists the encouragement they are looking for to provide a service that meets the needs of today’s population, and which fosters positive habits from an early age.”

Professor Jimmy Steele, who was a member of the National Steering Group which developed the proposals, said:

“The Adult Dental Health Survey, published last month, showed further improvements in oral health in England. We now need an NHS dental service to match; one that maintains good oral health as well as providing appropriate treatment.

“The dental contract pilots will explore how best to make this a reality but it is important to get it right, so time spent setting this up properly is time well spent.”

Notes to Editors

1. For general media queries or to request an interview, please contact the Department of Health press office on 0207 210 5221

2. The pilots are scheduled to begin in the summer.

3. The pilot sites were selected from a large number of dental practices that applied. A list of successful applicants is attached.

4. The publication, NHS Dental Contract: Proposals for Pilots, is available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_122660

List of Practices

SHA PCT Practice name Location / Area

East Midlands Derbyshire County The Hasland Dental Practice Chesterfield

East Midlands Northamptonshire The Shires Dental Centre Kettering

East Midlands Nottinghamshire County Hall and Purchase Mansfield

East Midlands Nottingham City The Smile Centre Nottingham

East Midlands Leicestershire County
& Rutland ADP Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray

East Midlands Lincolnshire Oasis Dental Care Ltd Lincoln

East of England Norfolk J.C. Holmes BDS Swaffham, Norfolk

East of England South West Essex Basildon Town Centre
Dental Clinic Basildon

East of England North East Essex Country Park Dental
Practice Ltd Colchester

East of England Cambridgeshire ADP Cambridge Cambridge

East of England Peterborough DS Dental Surgery Peterborough

East of England Mid Essex Danbury Dental Group Danbury, Chelmsford

East of England Great Yarmouth & Waveney Ormesby Dental Surgery Ormesby, Great Yarmouth

East of England South East Essex The Benfleet Dental Clinic Benfleet, Essex

London Redbridge Woodford Dental Care Woodford Green, London

London Lewisham Crofton Park London

London Bromley Manor Park Dental Practice West Wickham, Kent

London Hammersmith and Fulham Smile For Life Dental Clinic London

London Southwark Camberwell Dental Care London

London Greenwich S3 Dental Eltham London

London Islington Gentle Dental Care London

London Croydon Lancaster House Dental
Practice London

London Lambeth Knightshill Dental Practice London

North East County Durham Stanley Dental Stanley, County Durham

North East Northumberland Amble Dental Practice Morpeth, Northumberland

North East North Tees Grange Dental Practice Cleveland

North East Middlesbrough Hemlington Dental Surgery Middlesbrough

North East Sunderland Oasis Dental Care Ltd Sunderland

North East Redcar & Cleveland Coatham Dental Practice Redcar

North East Gateshead New Biggin Villa Family
Dental Clinic Gateshead

North East Newcastle South View Dental Centre East Denton, Tyne and Wear

North West Salford Dentist 4 U LTD Eccles

North West Tameside with Glossop
Haughton Green Dental Practice Manchester

North West Manchester Elaine Hawthorn and
Associates Manchester

North West East Lancashire Dentistry For All Nelson, Lancashire

North West Blackburn with Darwen The Dental Centre Blackburn

North West Central Lancashire St Georges Dental Practice Chorley, Lancashire

North West Oldham Moorside Dental Practice Oldham

North West Blackpool Oasis Dental Care Ltd Blackpool

North West Bolton Oasis Dental Care Ltd Bolton

North West Western Cheshire Raby Road Dental Centre Neston,Merseyside

North West Cumbria Kirkgate Smiles Cockermouth, Cumbria

North West Wirral Thornhedge Dental Surgery Wirral

South Central Buckinghamshire Valley DC Ltd High Wycombe

South East Coast Surrey Weybridge Dental Practice Weybridge, Surrey

South East Coast West Sussex Oasis Dental Care Ltd East Grinstead

South West Devon Castle View Dental Practice Devon

South West South Gloucestershire Apple Dental Practice Bristol

South West Wiltshire The Market Place Dental
Practice Devizes, Wiltshire

South West Somerset Taunton CDC Taunton

West Midlands Herefordshire S Owen & Associates Leominster

West Midlands Dudley South Road Dental Surgery Stourbridge

West Midlands Telford and Wrekin Stirchley Dental Practice Stirchley, Telford

West Midlands Heart of Birmingham Hillbrook Dental Health
Centre Birmingham

West Midlands Solihull Solihull Dental Centre Solihull

West Midlands Birmingham East & North Henry Road Dental Practice Birmingham

West Midlands Sandwell West Park Dental Smethwick

West Midlands South Birmingham University Dental Centre Birmingham

Yorkshire &
the Humber Doncaster Genix Healthcare Mexborough

Yorkshire &
the Humber Wakefield District The Mount Dental Practice Wakefield

Yorkshire &
the Humber Bradford & Airedale Rayner Dental Practice Bradford

Yorkshire &
the Humber Leeds Seacroft Dental Practice Leeds

Contacts:

Department of Health
Phone: 020 7210 5221
NDS.DH@coi.gsi.gov.uk

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