The dental contract reform programme is currently testing a contract model that focuses on disease prevention and supports patients on a care pathway to secure improved oral health. At the beginning of the calendar year 2018, expressions of interest were sought from NHS dental practices to join the programme and expand the learning being gleaned from the participation of the many existing practices already involved. The aim in taking on additional sites is both to increase the overall learning and to act as a dry run for any future roll out. Up to 50 new practices (wave 4) will join the programme in two cohorts; the first in October this year and the second in January 2019.
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