Category: News
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 […]
Letter from the CDOs of the four UK nations
11 November 2020This is a joint letter to all dental health professionals from the UK’s four Chief Dental Officers.
The Oral Health of Scottish Prisoners 2019
11 November 2020The 2019 report on the ‘ Oral Health and Psychosocial Needs of Scottish Prisoners and Young Offenders ‘ has now […]
National Dental Inspection Program (NDIP) 2020 Report
21 October 2020The latest findings of the Detailed Inspection programme of P1 children in school year 2019/20 have now been released by […]
Penicillin V recommended as first line antibiotic for acute dento-alveolar infections
15 October 2020SAPG-Dental and clinical governance background to new prescribing guidance for penicillin V The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG), part of […]
CDO Letter – Full range of NHS dental treatments from 1st November
12 October 2020In a letter released today, Tom Ferris CDO Scotland announced that, as of Sunday 1st November dental contractors will be […]
SDCEP Rapid Review on Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry published
25 September 2020Today the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published their rapid review of the evidence related to the generation and […]
Aerosol Generation Procedures – SDCEP Questionnaire
17 September 2020The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP)is leading a rapid review of the evidence related to the generation and mitigation […]
Dental contractors may take part in the Seasonal Flu immunization programme
10 September 2020This letter from the Scottish Government Primary Care Directorate advises NHS Boards of the possible role for NHS dental contractos in the flu vaccination programme for 2020/21.
CDO letter and NHS advice about FFP3 respirators
7 September 2020Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer and NHS NSS Clinical Directorate address have written to dentists about the safety of the 3M 1863 FFP3 respirators provided by NHS Scotland to allow the provision of urgent aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in practice.
Providing Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) in Practice
8 August 2020A new Memorandum PCA(D)2020 (11) has been issued providing guidance on the provision of certain AGPs in practice from the […]
Ventilation, water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19
4 August 2020This SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) on ventilation water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19 was developed […]
CDO Letter – Examinations Phase 3 Remobilisation
28 July 2020The Chief Dental Officer has issued a new letter outlining an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) in […]
Aerosol Generating Procedures and their Mitigation in International Dental Guidance Documents
28 July 2020The COVID-19 Dental Services Evidence Review (CoDER) Working Group has just published its rapid review of Aerosol Generating Procedures and […]
Phase 3 Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services
10 July 2020Today sees the release of three important documents from The Scottish Government about the remobilisation of NHS dental services in Scotland.
SDCEP-Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry
26 June 2020SDCEP, with the support of Cochrane Oral Health, is coordinating a rapid review of the international evidence related to aerosol […]