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    Dental professionals face pressures from units of dental activity (UDAs) contracts, impacting patient care. This can lead to patients being treated and quickly forgotten, affecting the patient experience.

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    • Dental professionals operate under demanding contract structures, such as units of dental activity (UDAs).

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    • This contrasts sharply with the transactional nature of some patient interactions within the current dental contract framework.
    • The pressures of dental contracts may inadvertently depersonalize patient care.

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