Tag: Scottish Government
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Oral Health Community Challenge Awards announced
1 July 2019The Community Challenge Fund was one of the proposals in the Oral Health Improvement Plan. Details of the fund and […]
Dental Amalgam
28 June 2019The Scottish Govenment has provided a plan of the action it is undertaking to reduce the use of dental amalgam […]
GDPs Annual Expenses Exercise 2019/20
20 May 2019This memorandum, PCA (D) (2019)8 , provides information about the forthcoming annual expenses exercise for GDPs in Scotland providing NHS General […]
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initative
1 May 2019This letter PCA(D) (2019)7 provides details of a further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initative (SDAI) which will take […]
Dental Nurses Survey
4 April 2019The Scottish Government in conjunction with the BDA (Scotland) has just announced a forthcoming survey of Dental Nurses. The survey […]
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initiative
22 March 2019This letter advises of the latest revisions to the Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) which will take effect from the […]
e-dental programme: submission of payment claims
25 February 2019This new memorandum PCA (D) (2019) 4 provides a position report on the Scottish Government’s e-dental programme for the electronic […]
Oral Health Improvement Plan – Feb 2019
19 February 2019An update for dentists and dental bodies corporate (DBCs) about progress with the Oral Health Implementation Programme to February 2019 […]
Oral Health Community Challenge Fund Launched
13 February 2019The Scottish Goverment has launched its Oral Health Community Challenge Fund announced in the Oral Health Improvement Plan. The fund […]
Scotland’s Oral Health Plan – Analysis of responses published
21 June 2017This document provides an analysis of responses from last years consultation document on the Future of Oral Health. As part of the […]
Child Sexual Exploitation – A Guide for Health Practitioners
20 April 2017Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is a persistent and growing issue across the UK. To impact on this requires a multiagency approach […]
Oral health consultation closes on 8th December
1 December 2016The Scottish Governments consultation on the future of oral health closes a week from today on the 8th December. The consultation […]
e-Dentistry: Support funding
5 April 2016Non-recurring funding to dental practices to support e-dental programme announced. Funding of £350 per practice will be available and may be […]