Provision of general dental services Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
The Health and Social Care Board are piloting a new way of paying dentists based on capitation, i.e. paying for the number of patients registered, rather than paying for individual items of treatment
Sponsors
University of Manchester (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: NHS dental practices
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Private dental practices
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in activity and costs over the different phases of the study in terms of : 1. Productivity as measured by the mean quantity of care delivered per provider 2. Service mix as measured by the proportions of key indicator treatments; these include: examination plus scale and polish, radiographs, fillings, root canal therapy, crown and bridgework 3. Dentists’ time spent delivering patient care 4. Co-payment income | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Dentists’ and patients’ views about how, why and to what extent the changes in remuneration affect the delivery and quality of care 2. Patient-reported oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour 3. Patient-rated oral health outcomes and quality of care | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactPaul Brocklehurst
Outcome results
None listed