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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
A 10-year comparison of General Dental Service care in the Northern Region 1979-1989
1Newcastle Health Authority, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Abstract:
The 1979/1989 patterns of General Dental Service provision in the Northern Region and its nine FPC/FHSA areas have been examined in relation to intraregional variations and assessed against the national average and other regions. Attention is drawn to the Northern Region's failure to reach national averages in a number of key measures of dental care, owing to the low numbers of practitioners working within the Region. It is clear that redistribution of dental manpower will not be generated under the present system. Alternatives are required if dentistry is to continue to be an essential part of a comprehensive health service for all.
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