Caries control in health service practice

TY - JOUR

T1 - Caries control in health service practice

AU - Page, J.

AU - Weld, J. A.

AU - Kidd, E. A. M.

PY - 2010/5/22

Y1 - 2010/5/22

N2 - It is suggested that it makes sense for dentists providing care for individual patients to take account of caries risk (as assessed by presentation of active, non-cavitated lesions) when deciding how to allocate time and effort of themselves and their staff. However, there is a question as to how realistic it is to ask the dental team to provide a full diagnostic assessment and all the preventive treatment required for a patient for the payment provided by 1 UDA. It is to be hoped that one or more of the Steele pilots will come up with a practical solution for controlling caries in NHS practice.

AB - It is suggested that it makes sense for dentists providing care for individual patients to take account of caries risk (as assessed by presentation of active, non-cavitated lesions) when deciding how to allocate time and effort of themselves and their staff. However, there is a question as to how realistic it is to ask the dental team to provide a full diagnostic assessment and all the preventive treatment required for a patient for the payment provided by 1 UDA. It is to be hoped that one or more of the Steele pilots will come up with a practical solution for controlling caries in NHS practice.

U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.447

DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.447

M3 - Article

SN - 1476-5373

SN - 1741-7503

VL - 208

SP - 449

EP - 450

JO - British Dental Journal

JF - British Dental Journal

IS - 10

ER -