Darzi and Dentistry: The Emerging Quality Agenda for GDPs in England

From Volume 36, Issue 9, November 2009 | Pages 558-568

Authors

Clare Jones

BDS, MFDS RCSEd

Academic Specialist Registrar in Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

Articles by Clare Jones

Amy Joughin

BDS

National Institute of Health Research In-Practice Fellow, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

Articles by Amy Joughin

Martin Tickle

BDS, FDS RCS, DDPH, DPH RCS(Eng), MSc, PhD, FFPH

Professor of Dental Public Health and Primary Care, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

Articles by Martin Tickle

Abstract

This article aims to give dental practitioners the background to the new NHS quality agenda. The clinical context of Lord Darzi's NHS review is examined alongside other policy documentation and Professor Jimmy Steele's independent review of NHS dental services. The potential impact of the new quality requirements on general dental practitioners is considered. Finally, opportunities for development are suggested so that practitioners can engage with the quality agenda and can demonstrate quality measures and improvements.

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