The cost of clean dentistry

Added costs may drive NHS dentists into private practice

The Scotsmantoday reports that new standards for decontamination in Scotland may prove too costly for some NHS dentists to manage, potentially driving them to take on more private patients in order to meet the added cost. Chief dental officer Margie Taylor says the government was “looking at seeing what the options are” for approximately 140 practices in Scotland who “can’t expand,” adding, “we don’t want to put in jeopardy the services they are currently offering to their communities.” Meanwhile, BDA Scotland director Andrew Lamb expresses concern over the threat of closures urging the government to provide “the facilities and the infrastructure and the ongoing revenue costs to allow them to continue.”

http://news.scotsman.com/health/Added-costs-may-drive-NHS.5337616.jp

Marcus: "Full, no holds barred, cross infection control in dentistry is costly, we know that from experience here at Fresh Dental Care. It is what we have to do to gain and keep the confidence of our patients, so the government in Scotland will have to fund the NHS improvements."

"At Fresh Dental Care we have an 'all zones backstage pass' for our patients. Patients are welcome to visit any part of the practice and be shown the measures we take for their safety - but I think most patients take it for granted that we will look after them."

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interesting,thank you for bringing up this,for sure i will visit this for the practice and be shown the measures we take for their safety. Keep posting!

by: florence