1. Recruiting and Retaining Dental Professionals in Remote/Rural Areas
John Lyon
Chief Administrative Dental Officer
NHS Western Isles 1

2. Scottish Needs Assessment Report on Remote and Rural Dentistry 2007
“Efforts should continue to address the shortage of NHS dentists in remote and rural regions. NHS Boards should be encouraged to explore innovative methods of maximising recruitment”
Scottish Needs Assessment Report on Remote and Rural Dentistry 2007 2

3. Western Isles Dental Centre
Training of Dental Professionals
Primary Care Dental Service Provision
Delivery of Oral Health Improvement Programmes
Provision of Specialist Dental Services 3

4. Dental Student Outreach Programme
Dental students from Aberdeen University
rotation to Stornoway throughout final year
Dental Student Electives 4

5. Dental Hygienist/Therapist training
BSc Oral Health Sciences from UHI
3 year programme, students based in Stornoway, Dumfries and Inverness
Local students 5

6. Single-handed Dental Practitioners Professional isolation6

7. Vocational Trainee Dentists Benbecula
First year rural/remote experience after undergraduate qualification 7

8. Vocational Trainee Dentists Teamwork8

9. Rural and Remote Dental Fellows Three year programme
MSc qualification from Scottish Dental School
Funded by NES
Opportunities for further qualification 9

10. Out of Hours Dental Service
Integration with national NHS 24 emergency dental services 10

11. Undergraduate Bursary Vocational Trainee Allowance (Designated Areas)
Incentives
Undergraduate Bursary
Vocational Trainee Allowance (Designated Areas)
“Golden Hello” (Designated Areas)
Remote and Rural Allowance for NHS committed Dentists
Scottish Dental Access Initiatives Grants
Practice Improvement Grants 11

12. Thank you 12