Benefits of the new contract

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Benefits of the new contract

• Janet Clarke
• Chair, Central Committee for Community and Public
  Health Dentistry

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Summary

• Problems with the old contact
• Negotiating the new contract
• Benefits of the new contract
• Challenges for the future

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Problems with the old contract

• No clarity about requirements of each grade
• No clarity about requirements of each job
• No link to training and development
• Unclear Terms and Conditions
• Uncompetitive pay scale

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Negotiating the new contract
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The Verdict
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Benefits of the new contract

• Clarity about what skills and competences
  required in each band
• Dentists will know how to develop in order to
  progress
• Regular transparent appraisal process
• Benefits the dentist
• Benefits the service

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More benefits

• Indicative training allowance per dentist to
  enable them to fulfill PDP
• Clear job plan to set out expectations
• Easy to access/understand Terms and Conditions

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Even more benefits

• Modern pay scale
• Higher starting salary
• Linked to competences gained
• Ability to be paid for developing higher
  competences
• Ability to progress by either clinical or
  managerial route

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Challenges for the future

• Now have a modernised contract and (hopefully)
  revitalised and flexible dental team
• Essential to build upon this and develop services
  further

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How?

• Skilled and informed commissioning
• Clear achievable service specification
• Adequate funding and facilities
• Appropriate monitoring arrangements
• Continued investment in and development of
  Services to meet the needs we know exist.

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Then we will be on a
Stairway to Heaven