Revised payment arrangements to reward dentists for seeing more NHS patients

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Revised payment arrangements for NHS dentists will be linked more closely to the number of patients they see from April to avoid a “cliff-edge” for practices, the Scottish Government has announced. Ministers said the revised arrangements will help ensure patients can access NHS services while dentists continue to be supported as they operate under “necessary” coronavirus restrictions. We’re confident that these revised arrangements are a step in the right direction to improving access, by linking financial support to seeing patients Tom Ferris Public Health Minister Maree Todd said: “The pandemic has had a significant impact on the provision of dental care and our focus must now be on recovery and ensuring we equip the sector to work through the significant dental backlog. The interim arrangements will pay more than emergency financial support to dentists who are performing above-average activity, and the same for those performing at average activity levels Chief dental officer Tom Ferris said: “We know how important it is that NHS dental teams get the right support to carry on providing the services patients need.