Category: News
CDO Letter, 13 April 2021
13 April 2021Letter from the CDO covering the Ventilation Survey, LFD Testing and the COVID-19 Surveillance Programme.
CDO Letter regarding Ventilation Survey
31 March 2021Your Designated Dentist should complete this survey by 23rd April 2021.
GDC – Annual Retention Fee – instalment option
23 March 2021The General Dental Council (GDC) has just announced that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) will be able to be paid in instalments.
Changes to Emergency Dental Kit
19 March 2021This letter from the NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service (PSS) outlines changes to the contents of the Dental Emergency Drugs […]
Letter to NHS Dental Teams on NHS Dental Services Sustainability
16 March 2021The purpose of this letter from Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Public Health, is to set-out the administrative intentions for NHS dental services in the 2021/22 financial year.
Scottish GDP Future Leadership Fellows
8 March 2021NHS Scotland is offering a unique opportunity for two Dentists to develop their leadership skills at a strategic level.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources for Independent Dental Practitioners and their Teams
8 March 2021Mental health resources for independent dental practitioners and their teams.
PPE Quality Control / Quality issues
2 March 2021Health Board contacts for Quality Control / Quality issues with the PPE
Deputy Chief Dental Officer Posts – Scottish Government
24 February 2021The Scottish Government is looking to recruit two Deputy Chief Dental Officers. The posts available, through either a secondment opportunity […]
£500 one off non-consolidated payment to persons working within an Independent Service Provider
8 February 2021Letter regarding the £500 payment to NHS staff including NHS Dentists and dental teams
Need help with your nhs.scot email account?
3 February 2021Contact details for NHS Boards for dental health professionals needing help with nhs.scot email addresses.
Revised SOPS for Dental Teams
2 February 2021Standard operating procedures for dental teams in Scotland Download the SOPS revised 20th December 2021 (PDF) Download the SOPS, revised […]
SDCEP Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review Update
25 January 2021The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has today issued an update to their ‘Rapid Review of the Mitigation of […]
Funding for Primary Care PPE provision
19 January 2021A letter from Paul Cushley, Dental Director at National Services Scotland indicates that funding for PPE in General Dental Services […]
Latest COVID Restrictions, 05 Jan 2021 – CDO Letter
5 January 2021CDO Letter clarifying the position for dental practices following the further restrictions announced from 5th January 2021.
Rent Reimbursement and QI Cycle- CDO Letter
21 December 2020The Chief Dental Officer (CDO) has issued a letter today providing information on the practice premises revaluation exercise and quality […]
Re-routing of low-level concerns
18 December 2020A new process allowing for the repatriation of low -level concerns to Health Boards and dental practices has been agreed […]
Non-CE marked Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
18 December 2020During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic when PPE supply chains were at risk, the European Commission issued an […]
COVID Vaccination Programme – 2020/21
1 December 2020This memorandum, PCD(D) 2020 (14) advises NHS Boards of the opportunity to involve NHS dental contractors in the COVID-19 vaccination […]
Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services: Phase 4
24 November 2020Update 24th November: an updated version of the Standard Operating Procedures for Dental Teams was released. As previously indicated NHS […]