Category: News
Combined Practice Inspection (CPI) – 2017 revision
12 September 2016Following consultation all revisions to the CPI Checklist have been agreed by the Practice Inspection Working Group and approved by […]
Sign up for the Scottish Dental e-Newsletter
19 August 2016Keeping track of the latest announcements and developments in Scottish Dentistry is a time consuming business, which is why we […]
Oral Health & Dental Services for Children- Needs Assessment Consultation
5 August 2016The Scottish Dental Needs Assessment Programme has just completed its draft report on Oral Health and Dental Services for Children. […]
Scottish Health Awards 2016 – Dentist Award
18 July 2016The Scottish Health Awards are a prestigious awards ceremony for health care professionals in Scotland. The awards are run by […]
SDCEP draft guidance available for consultation
11 July 2016Draft SDCEP guidance on Oral Health Management of Patients Prescribed Anti-resorptive or Anti-angiogenic Drugs is now available for consultation. The […]
Topical miconazole and warfarin interaction higlighted
21 June 2016This week the MHRA published a reminder about the potential drug interaction between miconazole and warfarin in their monthly. The […]
Android version of SDCEP Dental Prescribing App Launched
29 April 2016The popular Dental Prescribing app from the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is now available for use on Android™ […]
Applications to the NHS Board Dental List: Mandatory Training Requirement
29 April 2016From 1st April 2016, there was now a mandatory training requirement for dentists applying to join the dental list in […]
Standards for Conscious Sedation in the Provision of Dental Care
21 April 2016The Chief Dental Officers of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have issued a letter about the findings of the […]
National Infection Prevention and Control Manual
21 April 2016The National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) is available via the National Services Scotland (NSS) website. The document was […]
General dentistry exposure prone procedure (EPP) categorisation
20 April 2016The UK Advisory Panel for Healthcare Workers Infected with Bloodborne Viruses (UKAP) has issued a new document categorising exposure prone […]
SDCEP guidance now NICE accredited
14 April 2016We are very pleased to report that the process used by SDCEP to produce Dental Clinical Guidance has recently been […]
e-Dentistry: Support funding
5 April 2016Non-recurring funding to dental practices to support e-dental programme announced. Funding of £350 per practice will be available and may be […]
GDS amendment regulations and SDR amendment no. 131
23 March 2016This letter advises NHS Boards, Practitioner Services and NHS Education for Scotland of the introduction of the NHS (General Dental […]
Drug Prescribing for Dentistry – 3rd Edition launched
21 March 2016The third edition of the popular Drug Prescribing For Dentistry guidance from the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has now been […]
Want to participate in the National Dental Survey/Audit – ONLY 5-days left to sign up.
25 January 2016If you are a Dentist working in the NHS General and Public Dental Services in Scotland and are interested in […]
Need audit hours for 2013-6 cycle?
11 January 2016If you need audit hours for the current audit cycle why not participate in the Scottish adult oral health survey […]
Opportunity to participate in National Dental Survey
4 January 2016While Scotland has had high quality information on the dental health of children for many years data for our adult […]
Practice Inspection Checklists -last few days to have your say
29 December 2015In January/February 2016, the Practice Inspection Working Group will be reviewing and updating (if required) the content of the Combined […]
Opportunity for dentists to participate in Scottish Adult Oral Health Survey
7 December 2015While Scotland has had high quality information on the dental health of children for many years data for our adult […]