COVID-19: infection prevention and control dental appendix
23 October 2020A new dental appendix to the recently published UK COVID-19: Guidance for the remobilisation of services within health and care […]
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 […]