Author: Amy McKenzie

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA – 12 April 2023

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC), Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA – 29 March 2023

Present: Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA Scotland, Tom Ferris, Chief Dental Officer, Gillian Leslie, Deputy […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 10 May 2023

BDA Scotland / SDPC representatives/ Scottish Government joint update on payment reform: “BDA Scotland/ SDPC representatives and Scottish Government held […]

NHS: PCA(D)(2023)2 – Revised Scottish Dental Access Initiative – 25 April 2023

The attached PCA advises Boards of the revised areas for inclusion in the Scottish Dental Access Initiative grant from 26 […]

CDO(2023)1 – CDO Letter – Falsified Medical Oxygen – 18 April 2023

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 1 February 2023

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC), Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA […]

Ms Todd Letter to NHS Dental Teams – Reform Payment Showcase – Temporary Pause – 20 March 2023

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 18 January 2023

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC), Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 7 December 2022

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC); Jeff Ellis, SDPC member; Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA Scotland; Chief […]

Application for Maternity Exemption Certificates

Letter from Practitioner Services to NHS midwifes detailing changes to the application for Maternity Exemption Certificates applicable from 1 August […]

CDO(2022)2 – CDO Letter – Updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Please find attached the updated SOP for dental teams in Scotland updated 4 April 2022. These sections reflect the main […]

Use of Midazolam 10mg/2ml ampoules for buccal administration in Emergency Dental Boxes

The Deputy Chief Dental Officer has written to NHS dental teams on 18 March 2022 to advise of the use […]

RESPECT Campaign – Stakeholder Toolkit for Violence and Aggression – 21 January 2022

The stakeholder toolkit for violence and aggression has been published as part of the RESPECT Campaign. This toolkit has been […]

Letter to Chief Executives – Childsmile Programme Expansion – 17 November 2021

Letter from Tim McDonnell, Director of Primary Care to Chief Executives on funding for winter preparedness and Childsmile as part […]

Letter to Chief Executives – Winter Preparedness Funding – 1 November 2021

Tim McDonnell, Director of Primary Care wrote to Chief Executives about the winter preparedness funding as part of a separate […]

Managing Impact of COVID-19 on NHS Dental Services Over the Winter Period

The Chief Dental Officer has written to the profession to provide an update on managing the impact of COVID-19 (Omicron) […]