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 […]
Updated information for patients about remobilisation of dental services
13 July 2020As the lockdown measures continue to ease in Scotland it’s now possible to access a wider range of dental services […]
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 […]
NHS Dental Services Phase 3 –Remobilisation
25 June 2020This letter from CDO Scotland confirms that Phase 3 re-mobilisation of NHS Dental Services can start from Monday 13 July, […]
SDCEP – Comparison of UK Return-to-Practice Documents
24 June 2020The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) have published a comparison of the five main UK documents published in recent […]