It has now been more than five years since the regulatory barriers were removed to allow dental care professionals (DCPs) direct access to patients; a move hailed as a major policy initiative.
For the first time, it gave patients the option to see a dental hygienist and therapist (carrying out their full scope of practice) without prescription and without them having to see a dentist first. The GDC granted this change in the regulations, following much petitioning from professional organisations at a time when there were also moves by the Department of Health to make greater use of the full skill set of the dental team.
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