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Is the cost of dental treatment giving OUR RESIDENTS toothache?

Is the cost of dental treatment giving OUR RESIDENTS toothache?. Presentation to the PCT. Project Objectives. To find out how often the local population visits the dentist To compare local statistics with national statistics To find out the reasons for any decline in visits the dentist

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Is the cost of dental treatment giving OUR RESIDENTS toothache?

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  1. Is the cost of dental treatment giving OUR RESIDENTS toothache? Presentation to the PCT

  2. Project Objectives • To find out how often the local population visits the dentist • To compare local statistics with national statistics • To find out the reasons for any decline in visits the dentist • To suggest a strategy for the PCT

  3. Background • Changes in: • Dental service • Costs of treatment • Targets (UDAs) • Statistics • Dept of Health • April 2006 – March 2007 • 28.1 million people with NHS dentist • 50,000 fewer than in previous year • Dentistry Watch survey • July-September 2007 • 50% of adults and 30% of children fail to visit a dentist

  4. The painful facts

  5. hypothesis Local residents do not visit the dentist as often as they should because of the increased cost of dental treatment.

  6. criteria • Residents of my town will not visit the dentist as often as they should do. • A significant proportion of local residents will not be aware of the recommended frequency for visits. • Increased costs have affected the frequency of visits. • A significant proportion of local residents will not know the new NHS charges. • A greater proportion of local people will have a private dentist than an NHS dentist. • The local availability of NHS dentists will have decreased in the last 5 years.

  7. methodology • Target population • Sampling frame • Sample • Method • Size • Frequency • Data protection • Factors affecting reliability of data

  8. Sampling frame

  9. sample • 109 questionnaires issued • 54% return rate

  10. Main findings • 96.61% registered with a dentist • Registered with an NHS dentist • 52.54% registered with NHS dentist • 46.15% of all adults surveyed • 65% of all ‘children’ interviewed Type of registration:

  11. Movement from nhs to private

  12. Level of satisfaction

  13. Gender of dentist Survey Registered dentists

  14. Knowledge of charges

  15. Frequency of visit

  16. Residents in the local area do not visit an NHS dentist as often as they should because of the increased cost of dental treatment • This hypothesis has not been supported because: • Local residents visit the dentist every 6 to 12 months – on a par with the national average • Visits are more frequent than recommended • People were not aware of the cost of treatment – this is unlikely to affect visits • There are more NHS dentists in T&W than national average. More people went to an NHS dentist than a private one

  17. strategy • Conduct further qualitative study on targeted groups • Educational campaign to highlight locally: • Numbers of NHS dentists • How to find an NHS dentist • Value for money (including charges)

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