Category: News
The Dental Workforce in Scotland 2016
5 October 2016The 2016 dental workforce report is the latest in a series of biennial dental workforce reports that aim to inform […]
Oral Health Management of Patients Prescribed Anti-resorptive or Anti-angiogenic Drugs – Consultation closes shortly
26 September 2016The consultation period on new guidance from SDCEP on the Oral Health Management of Patients Prescribed Anti-resorptive or Anti-angiogenic closes on […]
Recall of some GlucaGen Hypokits – MHRA Drug Alert EL (16)/A/12 – 6 September 2016
19 September 2016Novo Nordisk Ltd. recently recalled seven batches of GlucaGen HypoKits due to a very small number of needles being detached […]
Statement of Dental Remuneration – Amendment No. 133
16 September 2016An amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has been published. This amendment No.133 comes into force on the […]
Future of Oral Health – Consultation Roadshows
15 September 2016The consultation on the future of oral health services in Scotland is set to run until 8th December. Roadshows are […]
Consultation on the future of oral health
15 September 2016Today the Scottish Government launches its consultation document on the future of oral health. Over the past decade the landscape […]
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SDCEP draft guidance available for consultation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 […]