Sir, it was with great delight that I opened the pages of the BDJ to see a three-page spread dedicated to BSPD's Dental Check by One (DCby1). Thank you to you and your editorial team for picking up on this important campaign so promptly. It was additionally rewarding to note the positive responses from all your interviewees who not only supported the campaign but reported on inspired and committed approaches to managing young children in the dental chair.

One of your interviewees dissented in one aspect only and this was in relation to access. Currently, in his or her practice (the interviewee chose to remain anonymous) there was no capacity to treat additional children. However, I understand that a commissioning concept has been proposed to all NHSE regional leads. If agreed, this would include a mechanism for allowing the 25% of practices who have met their UDA target to receive additional UDAs in order to see young children.

For Dental Check by One to become a reality, the support of dental practices – both private practices and practices with NHS contracts – is essential. BSPD looks forward to a strengthening collaboration with primary care. Through you, can I invite your readers in general dental practices to use our DCby1 logo and we will support each other as we work together to bring down the number of children requiring GAs for dental extractions.

For more information about the campaign and to download the logo, please visit http://bspd.co.uk/Resources/Dental-Check-by-One.

1. Manchester