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NHS dentistry and oral health update: preparing for October 2022

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The September NHS dentistry and oral health update focused on upcoming changes to be dental contract.

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer England and Dr Ursula Montgomery, director for Primary Care, opened with a focus on new developments following the contract changes announced in July 2022. From October 1, 2022, changes will begin to come into effect including “a minimum indicative UDA value of £23, updates to support enhanced UDAs for higher needs patients and personalisation of recall intervals, promoting more effective use of skill mix and other changes requiring regulatory amendments.”

With the seasons changing and winter fast approaching, the update reminds employers that the “influenza vaccination” should be offered to “to frontline health care workers” including “clinical and non-clinical staff”.

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