Simon Hearnshaw, chairman of the North Yorkshire and Humber Local Dental Network, impressed the judges with the ‘In Practice Prevention’ (IPP) scheme that ensured thousands more children in the region got access to preventive treatment in a dental practice.
The IPP programme was targeted at deprived areas where oral health need is greatest and at children with the highest levels of disease.
A group of dental practices were funded, through a bespoke flexible commissioning approach, to offer more appointments to children.
Health Education England provided training for dental nurses to develop additional skills, such as applying fluoride varnish.
The programme treated more than 17,000 children over 2.5 years. Access improved, as did fluoride varnish application rates. There was also a shift of treatment activity towards a more preventive approach.
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