British Dental Association, Policy and Research, 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8YS.
Br Dent J. 2018 Sep 14;225(5):448-452. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.740. Epub 2018 Aug 31.
The UK government opened NHS dentistry to competition in 2006. By 2015-2016 just over three quarters of NHS contracts were held by non-corporate providers with corporate contracts, on average, having a lower £:UDA (unit of dental activity) value and higher UDA targets than non-corporate contracts. The corporate market share continues to expand through inorganic and organic growth and new financial backers are entering the arena. It is not known how these changes will affect the profession though inspiration can be drawn from overseas markets. In this article I aim to provide an overview of the dental corporate market in the USA and Australia as well as some insight as to how the sector stands in England.
英国政府于 2006 年向竞争开放了 NHS 牙科服务。到 2015-2016 年，超过四分之三的 NHS 合同由非公司供应商持有，而公司合同的平均单位牙科活动（UDA）价值较低，UDA 目标高于非公司合同。通过无机和有机增长，公司市场份额继续扩大，新的金融支持者也进入了这一领域。尽管可以从海外市场汲取灵感，但这些变化将如何影响该行业尚不清楚。在本文中，我旨在概述美国和澳大利亚的牙科公司市场，并深入了解该行业在英国的现状。
