Lancashire and South Cumbria dental access and oral health improvement programme

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria has launched its dental access and oral health improvement programme to improve access to primary care dental services in the high street and to improve oral health.

Primary care dental services includes:

• Routine care for people who require a check-up and any follow-up care.
• Urgent dental care for those in immediate need of support.

The programme will look to prioritise the areas of Lancashire and South Cumbria with the greatest need for dental access and oral health support. It will also aim to reduce inequalities in dental access and oral health across the region.

The programme will focus on where investment should be prioritised, improving patient pathways, communications to the public and to staff, supporting retention and recruitment of the dental workforce and contract management.