Key points
Activity-based remuneration is a poor fit for promoting prevention.
Capitation-based contracts can align financial incentives to preventive aims.
There are financial, public service culture and evidence-based challenges that have presented obstacles to the adoption of a capitation system.
The right remuneration system is necessary but not sufficient to deliver prevention.
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King, T. Paying for prevention: the BDA view. Br Dent J 236, 107 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-024-6764-6
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