Author: Nicole Alterado
CDO Letter regarding Ventilation Survey
31 March 2021Your Designated Dentist should complete this survey by 23rd April 2021.
GDC – Annual Retention Fee – instalment option
23 March 2021The General Dental Council (GDC) has just announced that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) will be able to be paid in instalments.
Letter to NHS Dental Teams on NHS Dental Services Sustainability
16 March 2021The purpose of this letter from Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Public Health, is to set-out the administrative intentions for NHS dental services in the 2021/22 financial year.
Scottish GDP Future Leadership Fellows
8 March 2021NHS Scotland is offering a unique opportunity for two Dentists to develop their leadership skills at a strategic level.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources for Independent Dental Practitioners and their Teams
8 March 2021Mental health resources for independent dental practitioners and their teams.
PPE Quality Control / Quality issues
2 March 2021Health Board contacts for Quality Control / Quality issues with the PPE
Deputy Chief Dental Officer Posts – Scottish Government
24 February 2021The Scottish Government is looking to recruit two Deputy Chief Dental Officers. The posts available, through either a secondment opportunity […]
£500 one off non-consolidated payment to persons working within an Independent Service Provider
8 February 2021Letter regarding the £500 payment to NHS staff including NHS Dentists and dental teams
Need help with your nhs.scot email account?
3 February 2021Contact details for NHS Boards for dental health professionals needing help with nhs.scot email addresses.
Revised SOPS for Dental Teams
2 February 2021Standard operating procedures for dental teams in Scotland Download the SOPS revised 20th December 2021 (PDF) Download the SOPS, revised […]
Latest COVID Restrictions, 05 Jan 2021 – CDO Letter
5 January 2021CDO Letter clarifying the position for dental practices following the further restrictions announced from 5th January 2021.
Letter from the CDOs of the four UK nations
11 November 2020This is a joint letter to all dental health professionals from the UK’s four Chief Dental Officers.
Dental contractors may take part in the Seasonal Flu immunization programme
10 September 2020This letter from the Scottish Government Primary Care Directorate advises NHS Boards of the possible role for NHS dental contractos in the flu vaccination programme for 2020/21.
CDO letter and NHS advice about FFP3 respirators
7 September 2020Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer and NHS NSS Clinical Directorate address have written to dentists about the safety of the 3M 1863 FFP3 respirators provided by NHS Scotland to allow the provision of urgent aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in practice.
Updated information for patients about remobilisation of dental services
13 July 2020As the lockdown measures continue to ease in Scotland it’s now possible to access a wider range of dental services […]
Phase 3 Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services
10 July 2020Today sees the release of three important documents from The Scottish Government about the remobilisation of NHS dental services in Scotland.
Accessing PPE – an update for dental practices in NHS Scotland
8 June 2020This is a letter about PPE to all dentists from National Services Scotland’s Directors of National Procurement and Dentistry.
New information for dental patients from NHS Scotland
20 May 2020New advice for dental patients in Scotland has just been issued (20th May 2020).
Rapid Review of recommendations for re-opening dental services
18 May 2020Guidance to support decision-making for re-opening dental services closed or reduced across the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 – Revised Financial Support Measures
2 April 2020Revised financial support measures being put in place for independent contractors providing NHS General Dental Services during the COVID-19 pandemic.