Author: Gregor Preston
SDNAP older adults needs assessment report- Final Report
21 March 2024This report was undertaken to assess the historic and current service dental service provision to adults aged 45 and over, […]
De-escalation of COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC) measures
1 April 2022The Chief Nursing Officer’s Nosocomial Review Group (CNRG) have reviewed the advice from the Antibiotic Resistance & Healthcare Acquired Infection […]
Dental patients taking anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs – SDCEP guidance update
14 March 2022The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) in NES has today published the second edition of its highly accessed […]
Free Courses in Mental Health and Digital Skills
17 February 2022The broader dental community has received a kind offer from North Lanarkshire College, of free access to an online Mental […]
Phillips Defibrillator Consumables
19 January 2022This letter from National Services Scotland provides information about the ordering of defibrillator pads. Download a copy of the letter
Protecting Vunerable Groups (PVG) Scheme
11 January 2022Disclosure Scotland is the Executive Agency of the Scottish Government which checks and shares information about people’s criminal records. This helps […]
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initative
20 December 2021This letter PCA(D) (2021)8 provides details of a further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initative (SDAI) which takes effect from […]
NHSGG&C Pecos PPE Direct Ordering
22 November 2021NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Pecos PPE Direct Ordering – Ordering & Deliveries over Christmas/New Year arrangements have changed; the ordering […]
NICE accreditation for SDCEP extended for 5 years
4 November 2021The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has just announced that their application to renew thie NICE accreditation has been […]
Help with Health Costs – 2021
1 November 2021Public information leaflet providing information on NHS dental charges, Optical Voucher values and help with health costs including Travel costs.
Emergency Drug Boxes – Supply Issues
20 October 2021Dental practitioners will be aware that over the past 6 months there have been problems with with the supply of […]
Red Band Handpieces
11 October 2021A webinar held in Sept 2021 with Tom McWilliam that provides and overview of the use of speed adjusting handpieces […]
GDC announce new Chair and Council Member
15 July 2021Today the General Dental Council (GDC) has announced its new Chair, Baron Harris of Haringey (“Lord Toby Harris”) and new […]
CDO Letter – Infection Prevention and Control guidance
8 July 2021In a letter today the Chief Dental Officer has provided an update on some forthcoming actions in relation to infection […]
Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.150
6 July 2021Memorandum PCA(D)2021(3) outlines the latest amendments to the statement of of dental remuneration (SDR). The memorandum contains details of:- Funding […]
CDO Letter – Activity Management- General Dental Services
29 June 2021Today the Chief Dental Officer has released a letter providing further information regarding activity monitoring in the General Dental Services […]
Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.149
14 June 2021The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(2) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]
Equitable remobilisation of dental services
14 June 2021The Scottish Consultants in Dental Public Health and Chief Administrative Dental Officers have published a position paper on the ‘equitable […]
Scottish Government Policy on ventilation in dental premises
9 June 2021This letter from Tom Ferris the Chief Dental Officer announces that funding of up to £5 million will be available […]
COVID-19 infection prevention and control dental appendix
3 June 2021This guidance is issued jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Public Health Wales (PHW), Public Health […]