Short Term Dentist Cover - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2023-741
Subject
Short Term Dentist Cover
Date Received
27/02/2024
Request and Response

Please provide me with the following statistics regarding the recent employment (whether locum or short term contract) of the dentist employed for 3 months.

  1. The number of clinical sessions worked.
  2. The number of patients seen.

NHS Shetland does not have a dentist who has been employed for 3 months. The statistical information relating to the most recent short-term employed contract is as follows (to 29 February):

The number of clinical sessions worked = 20 clinical sessions.

The number of patients seen = 68 booked appointments, covering 64 individuals