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Dentaid The Dental Charity update: an example of an innovative commissioning arrangement to engage with populations facing health inequalities

British Dental Journal volume 237, pages 121–122 (2024)Cite this article

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  • Dentaid The Dental Charity has been expanding its activity in 2023/2024. This includes an expanded BrightBites programme, on target to deliver 900 UK clinics this year, and ongoing overseas trips.

  • In addition, the charity have begun their first partnership with a local NHS integrated care board to deliver dental care to people facing health inequalities.

  • This project demonstrates an example of an innovative commissioning arrangement to provide NHS care to target vulnerable populations.

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  1. Clinical Director, Dentaid The Dental Charity, UK

    Natalie Bradley

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Bradley, N. Dentaid The Dental Charity update: an example of an innovative commissioning arrangement to engage with populations facing health inequalities. Br Dent J 237, 121–122 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-024-7640-0

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