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Children, adults and older people can prevent oral health problems through public health campaigns, working with schools, universities and health care professionals.
Children, adults and older people have access to high quality oral health services.
No treatment for acute or mental health will be delayed by patients not being able to access NHS Dentistry.
No patient in pain, or after trauma, is unable to get advice, support and timely treatment from the NHS Dental service across Suffolk and north east Essex.
Patients will be able to access a single point of contact, to identify where their nearest available NHS dentist is and get a check-up in a timely manner.
The domiciliary and specialist care services can assess people in a timely manner, with courses of treatment being undertaken to support the long term care of this cohort.
Homeless, transient populations and at risk groups, can use priority pathways through NHS Commissioned services, to access Dental Support.
How we can work together to know we have made a difference
The difference that we will measure ...
Fewer children with one or more decayed, missing or filled teeth.
Fewer hospital admissions for tooth decay in children aged 0-5 years.
Fewer child protection cases for health neglect where lack of access to healthcare is a factor.
Increased local capacity to train and educated dental professionals.
The difference that you will see ...
Increased access to the Starting Well Core Initiative, and health outcomes.
Increased access to oral health sessions in schools, and health outcomes.
Increased awareness of good oral health among children and adults.
Improved access to NHS dentistry for children and adults, including in residential settings.
Increased access to sugar free medications.
Increased access to personalised self-care for oral health, and health outcomes.
Improved quality, capacity and health outcomes of oral health monitoring and access to treatment for people with diabetes.
Improved access to secondary oral health care.
How we will make a difference
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Children, adults and older people can prevent oral health problems through public health campaigns, working with schools, universities and health care professionals.
Children, adults and older people have access to high quality oral health services.
No treatment for acute or mental health will be delayed by patients not being able to access NHS Dentistry.
No patient in pain, or after trauma, is unable to get advice, support and timely treatment from the NHS Dental service across Suffolk and north east Essex.
Patients will be able to access a single point of contact, to identify where their nearest available NHS dentist is and get a check-up in a timely manner.
The domiciliary and specialist care services can assess people in a timely manner, with courses of treatment being undertaken to support the long term care of this cohort.
Homeless, transient populations and at risk groups, can use priority pathways through NHS Commissioned services, to access Dental Support.
How we can work together to know we have made a difference
The difference that we will measure ...
Fewer children with one or more decayed, missing or filled teeth.
Fewer hospital admissions for tooth decay in children aged 0-5 years.
Fewer child protection cases for health neglect where lack of access to healthcare is a factor.
Increased local capacity to train and educated dental professionals.
The difference that you will see ...
Increased access to the Starting Well Core Initiative, and health outcomes.
Increased access to oral health sessions in schools, and health outcomes.
Increased awareness of good oral health among children and adults.
Improved access to NHS dentistry for children and adults, including in residential settings.
Increased access to sugar free medications.
Increased access to personalised self-care for oral health, and health outcomes.
Improved quality, capacity and health outcomes of oral health monitoring and access to treatment for people with diabetes.
