Determining the optimal model for role substitution in NHS dental services in the UK: a mixed-methods study

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Paul Brocklehurst (Author), Stephen Birch (Author), Ruth McDonald (Author), Harry Hill (Author), Lucy O'Malley (Author), Richard Macey (Author), Martin Tickle (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: National Institute for Health Research, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Background: Maximising health gain for a given level and mix of resources is an ethical imperative for health-service planners. Approximately half of all patients who attend a regular NHS dental check-up do not require any further treatment, whereas many in the population do not regularly attend. Th...