Argyll & Bute CHP

John F HerrickClinical DirectorSalaried Primary Care Dental Service

Dental Services in Argyll & ButeProvided by• Independent General Dental Service

High Street dental practices• Salaried General Dental Service• Community Dental Service• Hospital Dental Service

Orthodontics, Oral Surgery

Independent GDS

Oban – 1 practice, formerly 2TarbertCampbeltownDunoonRothesayHelensburgh – 4 practices

Salaried GDS

TobermoryBowmoreLochgilpheadLochgoilheadFurnaceDunoonHelensburghOban

Community Dental Service (CDS)

Lorn & Islands DGHArgyll & Bute HospitalCampbeltown HospitalDunoon HospitalRothesay Health CentreVictoria Infirmary, Helensburgh

Hospital Dental Service

Orthodontics Consultant Service(Advice and treatment)•Lorn & Islands DGH•Lochgilphead•Furnace(Advice only)•Bowmore•Campbeltown

Hospital Dental Service

Oral Surgery Consultant Service•Lorn & Islands DGH

All other Specialist Services provided at Glasgow Dental Hospital

SEHD Initiatives

An Action Plan for improving oral health and modernising NHS dental services in Scotland

Review of the Salaried Primary Care Dental Services

Action Plan

• Increase dentists by 50 per year• Increase students by 15% to 135 • Increase therapist training to 45

yearly• Increase dental nurse training to 250

yearly• Increase funding on NHS dentistry in

Scotland by 75% over three years

Action Plan

• Simplify “Item of Service” payments for High Street Dentists

• Increase Practice Allowances for High Street Dentists

• NHS Committed practices

Action PlanOral health improvement

• 0-2 years - Pre-nursery• 3-5 years – Nursery school• 5-11years – Primary school• 12-18 years – Secondary school• Adults and older people

Action Planinfrastructure

• Improvement of premiseshealth & safety, decontamination and disability issues“teach and treat “ centres

• Support for IT expansioncommon clinical system in Scotland

• NHS net facilities in every practice/clinic

Action Planresponsive services

• Access to dental advice, support via NHS24

• Increase funding to NHS Boards to provide emergency and out-of-hours services

• NHS Boards to appoint salaried practitioners to meet local needs

• NHS Boards to provide “help-lines”

Dental Facilities in A&B CHP

improvements

• Mid Argyll Hospital – three new surgeries• Mull – two new surgeries, Tobermory and

Bunessan• Dunoon Hospital – new third surgery• Helensburgh – upgrade• Furnace – upgrade• Tiree – upgrade• Lochgoilhead - upgrade

Dental Facilities in A&B CHP

• Oban Access centre• Campbeltown Access Centre• Bute Access Centre• Islay Access Centre