Dental Public Health team
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About us
The Dental Public Health Unit in Public Health Wales provides system leadership and works across sectors with multiple stakeholders who can make an impact on the oral health of the Welsh population. We work with internal and external partners to co-create a shared vision on improving the oral health of the population of Wales.
The NHS 111 Wales dental helplines provides information about clinical advice and dental services in Wales.
The Dental Public Health Unit:
- Provides specialist dental public heath advice and leadership on oral health improvement including reduction in oral health inequalities
- Provides advice and support or influences national policies related to oral health and dental services in Wales
- Advises and supports strategic dental services planning at national, regional and local level
- Advises and assists the implementation of local and national oral health action plans
- Provides strategic leadership for national oral health improvement programmes
- Assesses oral health status and the needs of the population
- Leads the national dental epidemiology programme in Wales
- Advises the Welsh Government, health boards and other stakeholders on improvement of dental quality and safety system in Wales
- Supports stakeholders to integrate quality improvement into dental services delivery
- Advises and supports health protection issues related to dentistry
- Supports or commissions dental public health research and evaluation projects
- Provides training in the Specialty of Dental Public Health
Contact us
Email: [email protected]