Don’t leave oral health off health agenda
The British Dental Association (BDA) has told government that oral health must be at the heart of health planning, in its response to the Department of Health’s consultation Setting the mandate to NHS England for 2016 to 2017.
The mandate to NHS England sets the Government’s objectives for NHS England, as well as its budget.
Commenting, chair of the BDA, Mick Armstrong, said:
“As work continues to implement NHS England’s Five Year View, oral health cannot be left off the health agenda. Dentistry can and should be a significant part of the debate about prevention, around supporting individuals to manage their own health, over new models of care and the development of NHS commissioning. Whenever it is left out patients and taxpayers end up paying the price.
“With austerity continuing to bite and morale of NHS dentists on the floor, serious action is now needed. Success will require a strategic framework agreed and implemented by government in real partnership with the profession.”
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