title: The effect of changes in caries prevalence on general dental practice.
abstract: There have been many changes in the organisation and structure of general dental practice in the UK in recent years. Some of these have been due to the changes in caries prevalence. Other changes have been caused by shifts in the system of remuneration under the National Health Service (NHS), which may themselves have been influenced by falling caries levels. It is also pertinent to consider the ways in which dental practice has affected caries rates, since, arguably some of the changes in caries prevalence have been due to developments in dental practice.
authors: Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK), Royal College of Surgeons of England, London.
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002204:Capitation Fee; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005544:Forecasting; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011636:Public Health Dentistry; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D000078329:Workforce