Working to a Full Scope of Practice in General Dental Practice. A Mixed Methods Study Presenting the Results of a British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy Member Survey

The skills of dental hygienists and dental therapists are often underutilised across all dental practice settings. However, dental therapists are more likely than dental hygienists to work to their full scope of practice in both NHS and mixed dental practice settings. Further studies are needed to investigate and understand the barriers that prevent all dental hygienists and dental therapists from working to their full scope of practice and identify possible facilitators that could offer greater opportunities.