Category: News
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 […]
Amendment No 141 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration
27 June 2019Scottish ministers have amended the regulations on dental remuneration, effective from 1st July 2019
Use of external advisers for senior dental appointments in the PDS
14 June 2019Letter from the Interim Chief Dental Officer, 4th June 2019. This updates the previous CDO letter on external advisers issued on 2 June 2015.
Smile4life questionnaire
30 May 2019Smile4life is the national oral health improvement programme for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland. As part of an investigation into […]
GDPs Annual Expenses Exercise 2019/20
20 May 2019This memorandum, PCA (D) (2019)8 , provides information about the forthcoming annual expenses exercise for GDPs in Scotland providing NHS General […]
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initative
1 May 2019This letter PCA(D) (2019)7 provides details of a further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initative (SDAI) which will take […]
Scottish Adult Oral Health Survey 2016-8
30 April 2019Information Services Division (ISD) has today published information on the Scottish Adult Oral Health Survey (SAOHS) . The report provides […]
Dental management of patients at risk of Infective Endocarditis – Survey
29 April 2019The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published implementation advice regarding Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in August 2018. To […]
Sustainability and the Childsmile Programme
29 April 2019All dental resources used and distributed by the Childsmile programme are purchased as part of a single national contract which […]
Dental Nurses Survey
4 April 2019The Scottish Government in conjunction with the BDA (Scotland) has just announced a forthcoming survey of Dental Nurses. The survey […]
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initiative
22 March 2019This letter advises of the latest revisions to the Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) which will take effect from the […]
SDCEP – Oral Health Assessment and Review – Questionnaire
18 March 2019SDCEP (Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme) is reviewing the evidence underpinning the current Oral Health Assessment and Review guidance. To […]
e-dental programme: submission of payment claims
25 February 2019This new memorandum PCA (D) (2019) 4 provides a position report on the Scottish Government’s e-dental programme for the electronic […]
Interested in Research in Primary Dental Care – Survey closing shortly
21 February 2019To help increase involvement in Primary Care Dental Research in Scotland SDPBRN are supporting the National Institute for Health (NIHR) […]
Oral Health Improvement Plan – Feb 2019
19 February 2019An update for dentists and dental bodies corporate (DBCs) about progress with the Oral Health Implementation Programme to February 2019 […]
Scottish Cancer Referral Guidelines
18 February 2019The updated Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer are now available . Specific guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer can be found […]
Oral Health Community Challenge Fund Launched
13 February 2019The Scottish Goverment has launched its Oral Health Community Challenge Fund announced in the Oral Health Improvement Plan. The fund […]
Amendment No.140 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration SDR
25 January 2019A new amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2019)2. The changes come into […]