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Annex B
Information about different types of dental services
NHS primary care services:
Service | Location | Types of care |
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General Dental Service | 90% of dental care takes place in general dental practices. These practices may also be 'mixed practices', offering varying amounts of private dental care. Some services are provided in the patient's home. There are dental surgeries within some prisons. | NHS dental care across Scotland to patients registered with the service. 49% of adults and 65% of children are registered with a dentist. |
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Community Dental Service | Health centres, clinics or in the patient's own home. | NHS dental care for patients with medical problems, or special needs (including children, people with learning disabilities and elderly people in residential care), and other disadvantaged groups who cannot use an NHS general dental practice. |
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Salaried Dental Service | Dental practices, dental access centres, health centres, the patient's own home. | Access to NHS General Dental Services where there is a local shortage of dentists to provide NHS treatment. |
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Private dental services:
Service | Location | Types of care |
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Private primary care dental services | Wholly private dental practices or clinics. NHS general dental practices that also provide private treatment. | Anyone who chooses to have private dental care and treatment. |
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Private secondary care dental services | Wholly private dental practices or clinics. | Anyone who chooses to have private dental care and treatment. You may be referred from your own NHS or private dentist. |
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