Amendment No. 153 to the SDR
Amendment No. 153 to the SDR advises of the pay award for General Dental Practitioners which comes into effect from 1 December 2021. The PCA Memorandum and a full updated version of the SDR can be viewed below.
October 2021
Ventilation Improvement Allowance FAQ – updated.
Updated ventilation FAQ.
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary to NHS dental teams
Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, has released a letter setting out the measures that the Scottish Government plans to deliver in connection with the recovery of NHS dental services in Scotland.
Emergency Drug Boxes – Supply Issues
Dental practitioners will be aware that over the past 6 months there have been problems with with the supply of emergency dental kits. A letter from the NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service provides details of contingency measures. Download a copy of the letter
Red Band Handpieces
A webinar held in Sept 2021 with Tom McWilliam that provides and overview of the use of speed adjusting handpieces in dentistry and how they can be used to avoid aerosol generating procedures is now available on TURAS.