Category: News
Combined Practice Inspection (CPI) – 2017
1 January 2017As from today all practices undergoing the combined practice inspection should be using the revised checklist. The revisions have been […]
Oral health consultation closes on 8th December
1 December 2016The Scottish Governments consultation on the future of oral health closes a week from today on the 8th December. The consultation […]
Scottish Dental Postgraduate Fellowship Opportunities – MSc Quality Improvement
24 November 2016The Scottish Dental Postgraduate Fellowship scheme is pleased to announce the availability of up to four Dental Fellowships to complete […]
Primary Care Dentistry in Scotland 2014-5
3 November 2016This new report from the Information Services Division, published on behalf of the Scottish Dental Practice Board (SDPB), provides an annual […]
Dental health of P1 children – latest data from National Dental Inspection Programme
25 October 2016Today sees the publication by Information Services Division of the latest National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) data from Primary 1 children […]
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 […]