Question reference: S6W-10083
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 28 July 2022
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 August 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will invest more in NHS dentistry in rural areas in order to ensure that every family has access to affordable and accessible dentistry care.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to continuing to invest in NHS dentistry in rural areas, which is why we have updated the Recruitment and Retention Allowance to reflect the particular challenges in attracting dentists to work in more remote areas.
Dentists, who meet all the requirements and are providing GDS in a Classification 1 area, will receive:
- £25,000 paid over two years, at £12,500 per annum, for dentists in sub-part A of the first part of a dental list;
- £12,500 paid over one year for dentists undertaking VT.
Dentists, who meet all the requirements and are providing GDS in a Classification 2 area, will receive:
- £15,000 paid over two years, at £7,500 per annum, for dentists in sub-part A of the first part of a dental list;
- £7,500 paid over one year for dentists undertaking VT.