Treatments

NHS general dental practitioners (GDPs) can provide a wide range of dental treatments to patients from a simple examination to complex surgical treatment. The Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR)  lists all the items of service that NHS GDPs can prescribe and provide to patients. Dentists refer to the SDR when treating their patients, enter the details on a claim form and submit this form to Practitioner Services (Dental), where the information is processed and payment to the dentist is authorised.


Click for a description of the main item of service treaments.

All SDR item of service treatment claims, Scotland; year ending 31 March 2007

Data show the number of occurrences of each individual SDR item of treatment claimed by GDPs, for all patients, adult & child claims, number of counts and the value for an item of treament. Where the number of counts is 0, this refers to treatment of the "whole mouth".

Generally, counts greater than 0 refer to the number of teeth that were treated. For example, under SDR item 14a 'fillings' equals the number of teeth filled. In contrast, item 3 'colour photgraphs' equals the number of colour photographs.

Main SDR item of service treatment claims by NHS board; year ending 31 March 2007

Data show the number and value of each main item of treatment claimed by GDPs. The value includes the value for the item of treatment and any addititional fees associated with that treatment: e.g. for fillings, the value is the number of fillings claimed and any associated values, such as pins and acid etches. The treatment item refers to the relevant SDR item and description headings. Value (£) here is 100% of the value of treatment, not the 80% that a "paying" patient would pay.