Figure 1: The minimum intervention care planning cycle showing the four interlinking stages of patient assessment, diagnosis, non-operative prevention, minimally invasive operative intervention and review (recall).

The arrows indicate the direction of patient flow through this cycle and within each bubble an indication is given of the members of the dental team who might be included (GDP = general dental practitioner; DCP = dental care professional, including oral health educator-trained nurses, hygienists, therapists, practice managers, reception staff)