New NHS Dental Services Contract

Plans to mark the first steps towards a significant NHS White Paper commitment to introduce a new dental contract that will improve the quality of patient care and increase access to NHS dental services, with an additional focus on improving the oral health of school children has been published by the Department of Health.
The new contract will be based around capitation, registration and quality. Capitation meaning, 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. The new focus on quality is intended to support dentists in improving the oral health of their patients. Registration will focus on delivering security of continuing care to patients.
Three different models will be piloted across England starting April next year.