Oral Surgery waiting lists can be reduced within 6 weeks

DentalXpress CIC - a social enterprise created to help address inequalities and access issues in NHS dentistry - has announced today that it is able to assist Primary Care Trusts by undertaking short-term contracts or pilots to reduce minor oral surgery waiting lists.   
The organisation can arrange for a state-of-the-art mobile dental operating theatre* to be up and running in a suitable location within 6 weeks to allow PCTs to clear part or all of a minor oral surgery waiting list within a fixed period or provide a temporary or interim service while a longer-term solution is being commissioned.  The flexibility of the provision means that these short-term contracts or pilot can be swiftly underway once a site has been identified.
DentalXpress works in collaboration with Vanguard Healthcare UK, which has many years’ experience assisting the NHS by providing mobile operating theatres to reduce surgical waiting times.  It has also worked with Leicester and Rutland PCT to provide an interim dental service in the Syston area of its territory.
The provision of minor oral surgery is an extension of its newly launched services and includes a number of procedures which can be carried out under local anaesthesia.
The service can be set up with minimal trouble to the PCT as DentalXpress and Vanguard’s logistical experts carry out an assessment of each location; the area required to accommodate the mobile unit its proximity to general hospital services, as well as access roads, power, drainage and so on. Publicity and communication about the service to the local community can also be provided.