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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
Who would like to take that?
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
Rhun, do you want to come in at this point?
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
What should that be in your view? How would you define—how would you define 'need'?
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
Okay, that's interesting. How do we get to the point where we have a service based on need?
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
But you've got a central waiting list, and we heard from the last set of witnesses this morning how, for them to move forward with a well-working central waiting list, there would need to be more resource for IT to support that. But you're suggesting that…
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
So, on the central waiting list, just ever so briefly, tell me what the main obstacles are, and how to overcome them.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
And perhaps just a view on whether there's a two-tiered system being created in terms of people accessing a private dentist simply because they can't register with an NHS dentist.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
Angela, if I can bring you in, but perhaps widen the question out as well in terms of how much do we know about people accessing private dentistry as well.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
And in terms of oral health, which population groups would you be most concerned about in terms of access?
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
Thank you. If I could just widen the question—. There's quite a bit of what you said there, Professor, that other Members will want to have specific questions on later, so I'll let them dig into that. But I suppose the question I'm asking is do we have a…
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
And just for committee members, it's in our committee pack on page 48—just to make sure we've got the right information in front of us.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
Thank you ever so much for being with us and for your papers ahead of the session as well—thank you very much for those. We've just had some information in regard to the current state of oral health of the Welsh population and also in terms of access to…
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Dentistry - evidence session with Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
Welcome back to the Health and Social Care Committee. I move to item 3, and we continue with our fourth session now with regard to our inquiry into dentistry. I'll ask the witnesses to introduce themselves for the public record.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Okay, that's helpful. Just looking around the room, has anyone got any last-minute questions? No. Thank you for your time this morning, it's been a really helpful and fascinating session. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you very much for your time. We'll take a…
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Right, okay. Got it.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
But sometimes they get seen by the community dentist and some health boards across Wales have got agreements with general dentists.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
And just to get this straight in my mind, if somebody needs urgent treatment on a Saturday morning—
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
So, you pay them for that service, for that emergency treatment element.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Okay. And just another process question: at the moment, for someone who needs treatment but they're not registered with a dentist, they phone up their health board; at that point, then, do you see that patient as a community dentist, or do you then triage…
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Sure, thank you.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Fax machines—using fax machines. The NHS is still buying fax machines. Not only using them, but they're still buying them. Sorry, Manolis, you wanted to come in.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Yes. We recently had a debate about access to—. Access to—
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
The fax machines, yes.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Okay. We're over time so it's quick-fire questions and answers, so very short. Jack.
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Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
Yes, right. Ruwa, you wanted to come in.
