Hierons R J, Gerrard G, Jones R
Queensway Dental Clinic, Queensway Oral Surgery Services, 293 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxfordshire Primary Care Salaried Dental Service, East Oxford Health Centre, Manzil Way, Oxford, Teeside OX4 1XD.
Br Dent J. 2017 Jun 9;222(11):870-877. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.500.
Primary care oral surgery services vary markedly throughout the country but until now there has been a paucity of data on these services. The British Association of Oral Surgeons (BAOS) primary care group (the authors) were tasked to gather data around primary care oral surgery contracts and tariffs and provide evidence-based recommendations on the commissioning of these services. Following a freedom of information (FOI) request, data were obtained for 27 English local area teams and seven Welsh local health boards. The data demonstrated both regional and national variability with respect to primary care oral surgery contracts, concerning both contract type and level of remuneration. These differences are discussed and the authors make recommendations for standardising oral surgery contracts and tariffs.
