Written question WQ87772
- Asked by
- Rhys ab OwenIndependent
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
How many patients have been treated on the two mobile dental units purchased by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in 2020, and the type of patient treated?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
Mobile Dental Units were delivered to the Community Dental Service (CDS) in 2021/22 and provide a unique opportunity for service provision to “at-risk” health inclusion groups. Mobile Dental Units provide CDS with capacity to expand service provision when there is limited availability of fixed clinics. Additionally, the Mobile Dental Units in Cardiff and Vale University Health board contain the only bariatric chairs available in the CDS for that Health Board.
Unfortunately, they have limiting factors including restrictions on daily use due to IP&C requirements, travel time and needing regular repairs. As a result, only 1 Mobile Dental Unit has been fit for use for an extended period of time, commencing in earnest from June-22. Since then, 59 bariatric patients have been treated and 226 children have been seen in schools. The table containing the breakdown for the number of patients can be found below.
Month
Bariatric
Schools
Total
Jun-22
11
12
23
Jul-22
7
8
15
Aug-22
17
5
22
Sep-22
6
30
36
Oct-22
8
25
33
Nov-22
6
24
30
Dec-22
2
35
37
Jan-23
0
33
33
Feb-23
0
28
28
Mar-23
2
26
28
Total
59
226
285