Saturday 20 Jul 2024
Scotland: No complacency over future of NHS dentistry
Payment reform represents progress but is not final destination for NHS dentistry in Scotland.
Scotland
We provide a local point of contact for BDA members living and working in Scotland, as well as providing strategic support and policy advice to BDA committees in Scotland.
About our work
The BDA Scotland and its elected committee members seek to improve conditions for the delivery of dental services across Scotland, negotiating directly with the Scottish Government. We also seek to influence other key-decision makers, including educational institutions, political parties and statutory and non-statutory organisations.
Our committees meet regularly to consider the issues affecting the dental profession and patient care. BDA representatives take these issues forward into discussion and negotiation with the Scottish Government and the range of bodies responsible for delivery of health and social care.
National priorities
In Scotland, dentistry is at a crossroads and the profession needs assurance that the future of NHS dentistry is a priority to the Scottish Government.
We are calling on the Government to:
- Ensure NHS dentistry remains sustainable
- Address the backlog of unmet dental care needs
- Promote prevention to help tackle oral health inequalities
- Improve access for vulnerable groups
- Integrate oral health with wider public health priorities.
Committee representation
Dentists working in Scotland are represented through the
- Scottish Hospital Dental Reference Group
- Scotland Public Dental Services Committee
- Scottish Dental Practice Committee
- and Scottish Council.
Scotland also holds one seat on the Principal Executive Committee (PEC), which sets our policy and strategic direction.
Staff based in Scotland
Charlotte Waite - BDA Scotland National Director
Elaine Bruce - Policy Officer
Kirsten Phillips - Policy Advisor
David Paul - Employment Relations Officer
Alan Pitcaithley - Practice Management Consultant for Scotland and Northern Ireland
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BDA Scotland has active branches and sections which run regular events, most of which are free for members.