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Argyll & Bute CHP. John F Herrick Clinical Director Salaried Primary Care Dental Service. Dental Services in Argyll & Bute. Provided by Independent General Dental Service High Street dental practices Salaried General Dental Service Community Dental Service Hospital Dental Service
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Argyll & Bute CHP John F Herrick Clinical Director Salaried Primary Care Dental Service
Dental Services in Argyll & Bute Provided by • Independent General Dental Service High Street dental practices • Salaried General Dental Service • Community Dental Service • Hospital Dental Service Orthodontics, Oral Surgery
Independent GDS Oban – 1 practice, formerly 2 Tarbert Campbeltown Dunoon Rothesay Helensburgh – 4 practices
Salaried GDS Tobermory Bowmore Lochgilphead Lochgoilhead Furnace Dunoon Helensburgh Oban
Community Dental Service (CDS) Lorn & Islands DGH Argyll & Bute Hospital Campbeltown Hospital Dunoon Hospital Rothesay Health Centre Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh
Hospital Dental Service Orthodontics Consultant Service (Advice and treatment) Lorn & Islands DGH Lochgilphead Furnace (Advice only) Bowmore Campbeltown
Hospital Dental Service Oral Surgery Consultant Service Lorn & Islands DGH All other Specialist Services provided at Glasgow Dental Hospital
SEHD Initiatives An Action Plan for improving oral health and modernising NHS dental services in Scotland Review of the Salaried Primary Care Dental Services
Action Plan • Increase dentists by 50 per year • Increase students by 15% to 135 • Increase therapist training to 45 yearly • Increase dental nurse training to 250 yearly • Increase funding on NHS dentistry in Scotland by 75% over three years
Action Plan • Simplify “Item of Service” payments for High Street Dentists • Increase Practice Allowances for High Street Dentists • NHS Committed practices
Action PlanOral health improvement • 0-2 years - Pre-nursery • 3-5 years – Nursery school • 5-11years – Primary school • 12-18 years – Secondary school • Adults and older people
Action Planinfrastructure • Improvement of premises health & safety, decontamination and disability issues “teach and treat “ centres • Support for IT expansion common clinical system in Scotland • NHS net facilities in every practice/clinic
Action Planresponsive services • Access to dental advice, support via NHS24 • Increase funding to NHS Boards to provide emergency and out-of-hours services • NHS Boards to appoint salaried practitioners to meet local needs • NHS Boards to provide “help-lines”
Dental Facilities in A&B CHPimprovements • Mid Argyll Hospital – three new surgeries • Mull – two new surgeries, Tobermory and Bunessan • Dunoon Hospital – new third surgery • Helensburgh – upgrade • Furnace – upgrade • Tiree – upgrade • Lochgoilhead - upgrade
Dental Facilities in A&B CHP • Oban Access centre • Campbeltown Access Centre • Bute Access Centre • Islay Access Centre