{"id":2,"date":"2026-04-27T10:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:28:18","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding how NHS dental teams can work better, together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/04\/compressed_image_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/04\/compressed_image_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/04\/compressed_image_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/04\/compressed_image_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/04\/compressed_image_2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/04\/compressed_image_2-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/04\/compressed_image_2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Access to NHS dentistry in England is under&nbsp;huge&nbsp;pressure. Millions of people struggle to get appointments, while dental professionals are working within a system that does not always make the best use of their skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">SCOPE is a NIHR-funded research project exploring how dental nurses, hygienists and therapists are currently used in NHS primary dental care and how they could be used more effectively to improve access,\u00a0sustainability\u00a0and patient experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">By studying&nbsp;how&nbsp;dental practices&nbsp;in England&nbsp;operate&nbsp;to&nbsp;optimise&nbsp;the&nbsp;use of staff&nbsp;and resources,&nbsp;SCOPE aims to generate practical, evidence-based recommendations for policy makers, commissioners, dental&nbsp;practices&nbsp;and the public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our focus:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How dental teams&nbsp;organise&nbsp;care in practice&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What enables or limits the use of direct access and skill mix&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The economic impact of different models of care&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What changes could meaningfully improve access to NHS dentistry&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/05\/WP-2-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/05\/WP-2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/05\/WP-2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/05\/WP-2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/05\/WP-2-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/05\/WP-2-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/files\/2026\/05\/WP-2-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Access to NHS dentistry in England is under&nbsp;huge&nbsp;pressure. Millions of people struggle to get appointments, while dental professionals are working within a system that does not always make the best use of their skills.&nbsp; SCOPE is a NIHR-funded research project exploring how dental nurses, hygienists and therapists are currently used in NHS primary dental care &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Understanding how NHS dental teams can work better, together&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/scope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}