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Barry Cockcroft
Chief Dental Officer
NHS England, Department of Health,
Health Education England
CDO England
Update
• Need to match workforce to needs
- numbers
- skills
• Education needs to correctly support
workforce
Oral health status projections
Adults
10,000
1998
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Healthier - low treatment needed
Less healthy - high treatment needed
No teeth
65-74
75-84
10,000
Oral Health status projections
Adults
2010
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Healthier - low treatment needed
Less healthy - high treatment needed
No teeth
65-74
75-84
Oral health status projections
Adults
10,000
2020
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Healthier - low treatment needed
Less healthy - high treatment needed
No teeth
65-74
75-84
Oral health status projections
Adults
10,000
2030
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Healthier - low treatment needed
Less healthy - high treatment needed
No teeth
65-74
75-84
Pace of Improvement
(not just adults)
• Number of caries free children up
by 9.7% in just 4 years
• dmf of 5 year olds overall reduced
by 15% in 4 years
• Greater focus on prevention and
maintenance for majority
• Easier access to skilled workforce
for those that need it
• Future workforce
- foundation training
• Future workforce
- dentists “generalist”
- DCPs – Dental Nurses and EDDNS
- hygienists/therapists
- CDTS
- dentists with enhanced skills
- specialists
• Need to get the balance right
and match to education