Preventive technologies in dental practice in the UK
Holloway, P.J.; Ashton, M.A.; Wainwright-Stringer, Y.; Worthington, H.V.
International Dental Journal 47(5): 271-274
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-6539 PMID: 9448808 Document Number: 483713
Visits were made to 26 selected general dental practices in Greater Manchester, UK to record the preventive technologies used on 106 patients below the age of 18 years. In addition, the patterns of treatment of 72 general dental practitioners in three contrasting areas in England were recorded, 11 of whom used preventive dental units. No relationship could be found between the organisation of the practice and the amount or type of prevention supplied or the patterns of treatment provided. The value of the preventive technologies currently offered in general dental practice is questioned and further research is recommended to discover the best model of practice to achieve cost-effective prevention.