Where our dentists have been asked to comment on dentistry in Scotland. Each piece is published by the title named and links to their site, where the full article lives.
Why Scotland's 95.1% NHS dental registration rate overstates access, what the 62.1% two-year participation figure shows instead, and what brings lapsed patients back.
“Someone who registers elsewhere and never attends is still on our list, and still on the national one. A register cannot shrink through inactivity, which is part of why registration sits at 95.1% while participation sits at 62.1%.”Read the full article on Dentistry.co.uk
We are happy to comment on NHS access in Scotland, practice data on how and when patients book, and the difference between registration and participation. Our published guides set out our position on most of these in full.
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