Category: News
Amendment No. 153 to the SDR
27 October 2021Amendment No. 153 to the SDR advises of the pay award for General Dental Practitioners which comes into effect from […]
Ventilation Improvement Allowance FAQ – updated.
25 October 2021Updated ventilation FAQ.
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary to NHS dental teams
21 October 2021Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, has released a letter setting out the measures […]
Emergency Drug Boxes – Supply Issues
20 October 2021Dental practitioners will be aware that over the past 6 months there have been problems with with the supply of […]
Red Band Handpieces
11 October 2021A webinar held in Sept 2021 with Tom McWilliam that provides and overview of the use of speed adjusting handpieces […]
CDO Letter – Red Band Hand Pieces
10 September 2021In a letter today the Chief Dental Officer has highlighted: requirements of equipment eligible for the allowance and; the NES […]
Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No. 151
1 September 2021The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(5) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]
100 Day Commitment – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
20 August 2021Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has released a letter providing information on the 100 Day Commitment […]
Scottish Government Policy on NHS Dentistry for Young People Under 26
19 August 2021From 24 August 2021, young people will be eligible for free NHS dental treatment on courses started before their 26th […]
Caring for Smiles
10 August 2021Caring for Smiles, Scotland’s national oral health programme for dependent older adults, has supported care homes, care at home and […]
CDO Letter – Deputy Chief Dental Officer for Scotland Appointments
4 August 2021In a letter today, the Division of the Chief Dental Officer for Scotland announces three new Deputy Chief Dental Officers. […]
GDC announce new Chair and Council Member
15 July 2021Today the General Dental Council (GDC) has announced its new Chair, Baron Harris of Haringey (“Lord Toby Harris”) and new […]
CDO Letter – Infection Prevention and Control guidance
8 July 2021In a letter today the Chief Dental Officer has provided an update on some forthcoming actions in relation to infection […]
Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.150
6 July 2021Memorandum PCA(D)2021(3) outlines the latest amendments to the statement of of dental remuneration (SDR). The memorandum contains details of:- Funding […]
CDO Letter – Activity Management- General Dental Services
29 June 2021Today the Chief Dental Officer has released a letter providing further information regarding activity monitoring in the General Dental Services […]
CDO Letter on Antimicrobial Prescribing
21 June 2021Notification of changes to prescribing guidance in the light of the remobilisation of services after COVID-19.
Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.149
14 June 2021The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(2) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]
Equitable remobilisation of dental services
14 June 2021The Scottish Consultants in Dental Public Health and Chief Administrative Dental Officers have published a position paper on the ‘equitable […]
Scottish Government Policy on ventilation in dental premises
9 June 2021This letter from Tom Ferris the Chief Dental Officer announces that funding of up to £5 million will be available […]
Human Tissue Authority announcement for the dental sector
7 June 2021Important regulatory changes regarding the import or export of human tissues and cells between Great Britain (GB) and the European Economic Area (EEA) for the dental sector.