Dentistry quality improvement programme
The recent NHS dentistry and oral health bulletin had a focus on the quality improvement (QI) programme. The QI programme is a key component of the wider dental reforms and represents an opportunity for practices to use data, reflection, and peer learning to identify variation and undertake structured QI activities. The focus of this year’s programme is on dental recall intervals in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. Communications materials are available to help dental and commissioning teams explain check-up recall intervals to patients and public.