From April 2023, Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has been responsible for commissioning Dental Services in mid and south Essex. Since then, we have continued to increase the amount of NHS dental appointments available each year across mid and south Essex.
We have also introduced the following specific initiatives to help residents of all ages to access NHS dental services:
Increasing access to NHS dental care
We are continuing to improve the availability of NHS dental services.
Additional evening, weekend, and bank holidays appointments are helping patients with urgent needs as well as those who have not had access to dentist in the past two years to access care.
Dental access initiativeCare Homes
Care home residents are not always able to communicate when they are experiencing dental pain or discomfort and are often not physically able to travel to a dental practice. That’s why it’s important for dental care to be delivered within care homes wherever possible.
Care Home Dental InitiativeChildren and Young People
We’re establishing a new school’s programme to give young residents access to oral health education and assessment in school. Developing healthy habits early in life will help to prevent tooth decay, support their overall wellbeing, and get them off to the best possible start in life.
Find out how the initiative is being delivered in primary schools and local practices