Category: News
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.
Emergency Dental Boxes – Supply Issue
3 June 2021The NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service has issued a letter regarding the supply problem with the Emergency Dental Boxes. Download […]
Environmental mitigation of aerosol generating procedures in dental practice – SDCEP Survey
2 June 2021Following the publication of the Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry, the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is […]
Ventilation Information for Dentistry from SDCEP
4 May 2021SDCEP has published a summary of currently available information on ventilation. This has been compiled from several key publicly available […]
SDCEP -Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry- Update
29 April 2021SDCEP has has issued an update to Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review within a new […]
Practitioner Services – Information for Dental Practitioners
21 April 2021Following launch of the new NSS website (nss.nhs.scot) on 1st April 2021, content on the previous NSS website has been […]