Author: Gregor Preston
Infection Prevention and Control in Urgent Dental Care Settings during the period of COVID-19
15 April 2020Health Protection Scotland have released a new document that outlines infection prevention and control advice for dentists and the dental […]
NHS financial support measures during COVID-19 and other sources of funding support
10 April 2020The Chief Dental Officer has issued a memorandum for independent contractors (dentists and dental bodies corporate) with specific guidance for […]
COVID-19 Resources
9 April 2020As the number of our news stories and resources related to COVID-19 grows we have developed a new page for […]
SDCEP – Drugs for Management of Dental Problems During COVID-19 Pandemic
8 April 2020The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness (SDCEP) has created a supplement to the Management of Acute Dental Problems during COVID-19 Pandemic guide which […]
SDCEP – Management of common oral conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic
31 March 2020Managements of dental emergencies during COVID-19 pandemic. SDCEP guide
COVID-19 Guidance – NHS General Dental Services (GDS)
18 March 2020The Chief Dental Office has issued a letter and guidance detailing contingency measures that have been put in place to […]
Co-designing Quality Improvement in dentistry
6 March 2020Are you a dentist, dental nurse, dental hygienist/therapist? Do you apply fluoride varnish or place preventive fissure sealants on children’s […]
Information and advice on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
24 February 2020Health Protection Scotland are maintaining a webpage, Coronavirus (COVID-19), about the novel coronavirus outbreak and advice for healthcare providers. This includes specific Guidance […]
General Dental Practitioner Leadership Fellow
6 February 2020The first GDP Leadership Fellowship Programme has just been announced. This opportunity is designed to strengthen future dentistry leadership by […]
NHS Scotland Dental Practice Inspections
1 February 2020An updated version of the combine practice inspection checklist is available from today. The revised checklist will come into force […]
National Dental Inspection Program (NDIP) 2019 Report
22 October 2019The latest findings of the Detailed Inspection programme of P7 children in school year 2018/19 have now been released by the Information […]
SDR Amendment No. 142
10 October 2019The latest amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2019)12. The changes come into […]
Consent in Dentistry Survey
26 September 2019Please could you take 10 minutes to complete this simple, anonymous, survey on ‘Consent in Dentistry’ from the University of […]
Would you like to have your say on quality improvement in dentistry?
12 September 2019Dentists, dental nurses, dental hygienists/therapists and dental practice managers… We need your help to design strategies to help dental professionals […]
No health without oral health – Report
22 July 2019How oral health contributes to Public Health Priorities in Scotland This report has been produced by the Consultants in Dental […]
Scottish Health Awards 2019
12 July 2019Dentist Award Why not nominate your dentist for the 2019 Scottish Health Awards Dentist Award? Anyone can nominate and nominations […]
Quality Improvement Activity for General Dental Practitioners 2019-22
9 July 2019A new memorandum [PCA(D)(2019)10] outlining the arrangements for the quality improvement (QI) activities undertaken by dentists for the forthcoming 3-year […]
Oral Health Community Challenge Awards announced
1 July 2019The Community Challenge Fund was one of the proposals in the Oral Health Improvement Plan. Details of the fund and […]
Dental Amalgam
28 June 2019The Scottish Govenment has provided a plan of the action it is undertaking to reduce the use of dental amalgam […]
Smile4life questionnaire
30 May 2019Smile4life is the national oral health improvement programme for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland. As part of an investigation into […]