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Questionnaires were sent out in February 2010 followed by reminders a month later. A study-specific questionnaire was piloted prior to the survey. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> One hundred and ninety-eight of the potential 336 respondents returned valid questionnaires, a response rate of 59%. They did not respond to all questions. Of those who responded, 99\/188 (53%) were either \u2018not at all\u2019 or \u2018little\u2019 happy about managing these patients and 118\/183 (64%) and 100\/173 (58%), respectively, perceived that complex management and the new General Dental Services (nGDS) contract introduced in 2006 were \u2018quite a bit\u2019 or \u2018very much\u2019 barriers to treatment. The majority of the respondents felt that they were \u2018quite a bit\u2019 or \u2018very much\u2019 happy to carry out routine fillings (177\/195; 90%), periodontal treatment (166\/195; 85%), removable dentures (161\/195; 83%), crown and bridge work (123\/192; 64%), and root canal therapy (114\/195; 58%) but only 53\/191 (28%) to perform dental extractions. Over half of the respondents felt that they had \u2018quite a bit\u2019 or a \u2018main role\u2019 in managing radiotherapy caries, xerostomia, detecting recurrence and offering smoking-cessation advice. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p> The majority of the GDPs who responded had been involved in the management of patients who had undergone radiotherapy to the head and neck. A substantial number perceived barriers to care, such as the complexity of the treatment and the nGDS contract. These findings need further investigation. 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