Welcome to RETURN
A toolkit for dental teams and patients
to support dental visiting
Many people find it hard to visit the dentist regularly.
Barriers such as cost, anxiety or past experiences can mean people wait until they are in pain before visiting a dentist.
RETURN is a toolkit designed to support people to take steps towards visiting the dentist when they are not in pain, for things like routine treatment and check-ups. It was shaped by patients and the public, refined with dental teams and evaluated in NHS dental practices and in a dental hospital urgent care clinic.
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Use the RETURN Toolkit
This section is for dental teams and patients.
Access the RETURN toolkit, including training,
delivery guidance, and patient resources.
The evidence behind RETURN
Explore the development of the intervention, the research that tested it, and evidence on cost-effectiveness.