Mobile Dental Provision to Secure and Forensic Services

Description

General dental services equivalent to that provided to the general population: • Assessment of oral health • Treatment of any identified disease Routine care will include: • Regular (6 - 12 monthly according to need and identified risk) oral health assessment including x-rays as needed. • Scale and polish as needed • Fillings, extractions and other treatment as appropriate • Onward referral to Tier 3 services if indicated • Onward referral under urgent pathway for suspected malignancy if indicated At the start of the contract initial assessments are to be offered to all in-patients in order to triage and prioritise the patients at more immediate need of active treatment. Needs assessment to take place within 8 weeks of contract start. Initial clinical assessments of likely treatment need to be undertaken at Foxhall House, C/o Ribbans Park (formerly St Clements Hospital). Appointments for treatment to be offered at Provider's dental facility within reasonable proximity of Foxhall House, usually in a separate session solely for the secure service patients - this can be negotiated according to assessed need/patient factors. Lot 1: General dental services equivalent to that provided to the general population: • Assessment of oral health • Treatment of any identified disease Routine care will include: • Regular (6 - 12 monthly according to need and identified risk) oral health assessment including x-rays as needed. • Scale and polish as needed • Fillings, extractions and other treatment as appropriate • Onward referral to Tier 3 services if indicated • Onward referral under urgent pathway for suspected malignancy if indicated At the start of the contract initial assessments are to be offered to all in-patients in order to triage and prioritise the patients at more immediate need of active treatment. Needs assessment to take place within 8 weeks of contract start. Initial clinical assessments of likely treatment need to be undertaken at Foxhall House, C/o Ribbans Park (formerly St Clements Hospital). Appointments for treatment to be offered at Provider's dental facility within reasonable proximity of Foxhall House, usually in a separate session solely for the secure service patients - this can be agreed according to assessed need/patient factors. Oral health education sessions to be delivered to secure service staff and in-patients at timings and frequency to be agreed. Number of in-patients potentially requiring care at any one time: 16, not all of whom will want to be seen Number of 4hr treatment sessions per annum: 4-5 sessions per annum depending on assessed need for treatment and ongoing care Oral health education sessions to be delivered to secure service staff and in-patients at timings and frequency to be agreed.