Provision and Services across Mid Wales
The Dentistry report reviews the dentistry provision across Mid Wales and scopes international best practice for delivery of these services in rural areas. The intention to carry out a review of pharmacy provision across Mid Wales was listed as an activity on the Rural Health and Care Wales (RHCW) 2024/25 Work Programme, and aligns with the strategic priorities of the Mid Wales Joint Committee for Health and Social Care (MWJC). Therefore, to successfully explore and determine the best model of practice of dentistry provision across Mid Wales, the report aims to answer the following research question and its sub research questions:
i. What is the current dentistry provision across Mid Wales and how can this be improved? ii. What is the dentistry provision in Mid Wales and the UK? iii. What are the models of best practice to be implemented in the region? iv. What challenges are faced in Mid Wales and how can we address them?
A framework and project plan for the completion of this report which outlines the necessary steps needed to reach the report’s aims and objectives was created and approved with the initial research including a literature review on the development of dentistry provision and to provide context context in the final report. The final report includes the exploring of challenges faced within the field of dentistry services in rural areas, and examples of international best practice in dentistry provision. The report chronicles the review of publicly available data, literature and reports to meet the following aims and objectives:
- Outline the dentistry provision across Mid Wales
- Outline the services provided by dentistry across Mid Wales
- Explore challenges to dentistry service delivery
- Explore the models of best practice in dentistry provision
- Provide recommendations for future directions of rural Wales dentistry provision
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