国民医疗体系人满为患 英国频现“看牙难”
<p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="patient">patient</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="therapists">therapists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span></p><p><span word="Dentists">Dentists</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span></p><p><span word="Dental">Dental</span> <span word="therapists">therapists</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>’ <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="lists">lists</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Government">Government</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="tsar">tsar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Patients">Patients</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span> <span word="piloting">piloting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="check">check</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="check">check</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Cockcroft">Cockcroft</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>, <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="therapists">therapists</span> – <span word="who">who</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span> – <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>’ <span word="teeth">teeth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extracting">extracting</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>. <span word="Dental">Dental</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="role">role</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fluoride">fluoride</span> <span word="varnishes">varnishes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Dental">Dental</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Cockcroft">Cockcroft</span> <span word="said">said</span>: ‘<span word="A">A</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="crowns">crowns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>. <span word="Therapists">Therapists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="extractions">extractions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fillings">fillings</span>.’</p><p><span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span>, <span word="hygienists">hygienists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therapists">therapists</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>: ‘<span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="GP">GP</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="GP">GP</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>.’</p>
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