Improvement In Scottish Dental Care Standards Reported

Thu, 15 Apr 2010

A new report has revealed that dental care standards in Scotland have improved, with NHS boards meeting standards to provide out-of-hours emergency dental services .

The report from NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) found that all boards now have measures in place to treat dental patients outside normal working hours.

It noted that the level of performance at NHS Fife has significantly improved, with the PCT showing evidence of so-called "optimised" services.

Jan Warner, director of patient safety and performance assessment for NHS QIS, commented: "Good dental care is critical to our quality of life."

"It is clear that NHS boards have put a lot of work into establishing emergency services and these are now in place across Scotland ."

Scotland’s public health minister Shona Robison added: "It is excellent news that this service has made such good progress."
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