Question reference: S6W-26195
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 14 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria dental providers must meet to benefit from the Scottish Dental Access Initiative.
Answer
In order to receive a grant under the Scottish Dental Access Initiative, prospective applicants must set out their intention to i) establish a new practice or ii) extend an existing practice within designated geographical areas. Designated areas are defined by Scottish Government with reference to overall availability of General Dental Services. Once granted, SDAI funding is monitored to ensure ongoing compliance with a number of conditions which the grantee agrees to when signing the grant offer letter. These include.
- Maintaining the number of NHS patient registrations at the time of offer of the grant (if purchasing or extending an existing practice);
- Registering, or causing to be registered, at least 1,500 NHS patients per grant-aided surgery, and;
- At least 80 per cent of the practice’s income should derive from General Dental Services.
For further information on all the areas included in the grant and for all other listed conditions, please see attached link here: https://www.scottishdental.nhs.scot/nhs-pcad20232-revised-scottish-dental-access-initiative-25-april-2023/