Radical Reformers ep.4: Alison Reid

Radical Reformers podcast · Nov 22, 2020 · 52m

On this episode I speak to Alison Reid, the Chief Executive of Community Dental Services, which is a Community Interest Company based in Bedfordshire but in operation across the nation. Firstly, if you thought dental services had almost entirely shut down during the Covid-19 period - then you would be wrong! Community dentistry, which is a referral only service providing for the most vulnerable was still very much in action and had to adapt at breakneck speed. In this discussion Alison gives us a first had account of how a front-line health service has responded to the crisis and we take a…