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SUMMARY:Priorities for dentistry in England
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DESCRIPTION:\n	This Westminster Health Forum conference focuses on key p
	riorities and next steps for dentistry in England.\n\n\n\n	Delegates wil
	l discuss next steps for service recovery following pandemic disruption\, 
	with funding from the Government last year aimed at managing backlogs.\n\n
	\n\n	Policy-makers and dentistry stakeholders will assess findings from th
	e Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry published in the summer\
	, which looked at accessibility to NHS dentistry\, the Dental Contract and
	 the workforce. Sessions in the agenda will look at next steps\, including
	 issues around workforce retention and the future sustainability of the p
	rofession.\n\n\n\n	The Westminster Health Forum conference will also be an
	 opportunity to discuss the 2022-2023 contract reform agreements\, focusin
	g on impact so far and the way forward as integrated care systems impleme
	nt their responsibilities for commissioning dentistry services - as well a
	s the role of dentistry within development of ICSs\, and prospects for 
	further development and support for dentistry.\n\n\n\n	Delegates will look
	 at priorities for delivering efficient oral healthcare and the wider driv
	e to improve prevention\, including the impact of pooled budgets\, and pri
	orities for building dental teams.\n\n\n\n	Overall\, areas for discussion 
	include:\n\n\n\n	\n		service restoration: addressing backlogs in balance w
	ith safety and infection control - balancing routine appointment catch-up 
	with delivering emergency dental care - the impact of funding.\n	\n	\n		de
	ntal contract reform: possible outcomes and implications for the sector - 
	providing clarity following prototype practices being dropped - impact of 
	the pandemic.\n	\n	\n		workforce: assessing reform to dentistry education 
	and training - progress since the Advancing Dental Care Review - concerns 
	around retention and the future sustainability of the profession.\n	\n	\n	
		integrated care: the role of dentistry within ICSs\, as well as the wider
	 focus on prevention - changes to commissioning - the impact of pooled bud
	gets on dentistry.\n	\n	\n		accessibility: identifying and overcoming barr
	iers to access - improving the availability of services - addressing healt
	h inequalities.\n	\n	\n		integrated oral care: the role of dentistry in pr
	eventative healthcare - the impact of commissioning changes.\n	\n	\n		prof
	essional regulation: the priorities and outlook for reform for the dentis
	try profession - options for streamlining and efficiency - standards and s
	upport for the sector.\n	\n\n\n\n	Register\n\n
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