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<p>Dentists contract with the NHS to provide an agreed level of dental activity per
year. Where a dentist holds a contract with the NHS they must deliver the agreed activity
or, if performance is below 96%, the NHS can recover the unused funds. Dentists therefore
have a strong financial incentive to deliver the contracted service. Many dentists
provide both NHS and private care but there are usually no shortage of applicants
if NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I) lets a dental contract.</p><p>The amount of
dental service is it safe to deliver during COVID-19 has reduced significantly. Dentistry
includes a number of aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) which require the highest
level of infection protection control including resting the treatment room for up
to an hour between patients. We are working hard to try and restore the service.</p>
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