A new Memorandum PCA(D)2020 (11) has been issued providing guidance on the provision of certain AGPs in practice from the 17th August. This includes the following ‘Rule of Thumb’ which should be followed until further definitive advice is available: For a treatment room with more than 10 air changes per hour (ACH) and which can…
This SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) on ventilation water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19 was developed by a Short Life Working Group (SLWG) that included all devolved administrations, representatives from Public Health England (PHE) and academia (see table below). The purpose of the short life working group was to review and…
The Chief Dental Officer has issued a new letter outlining an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) in relation to dental examinations. Download a copy of the letter.
The COVID-19 Dental Services Evidence Review (CoDER) Working Group has just published its rapid review of Aerosol Generating Procedures and their Mitigation in International Dental Guidance Documents on Cochrane Oral Health The review is the work of a collaborative group of researchers and clinicians from a range of UK institutions, including the Scottish Dental Clinical…
Today sees the release of three important documents from The Scottish Government about the remobilisation of NHS dental services in Scotland.
SDCEP, with the support of Cochrane Oral Health, is coordinating a rapid review of the international evidence related to aerosol generating procedures in dental healthcare. The UK-wide working group is chaired by Prof. Jeremy Bagg and includes topic experts from medical virology and aerobiology as well as representatives from the general dental practice, hospital dental…
This letter from CDO Scotland confirms that Phase 3 re-mobilisation of NHS Dental Services can start from Monday 13 July, with NHS dental contractors able to see patients for non-aerosol routine care. Download a copy of the letter The SDCEP Practice Recovery Toolkit for Phases 2 and 3 is available to download from the SDCEP…
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) have published a comparison of the five main UK documents published in recent weeks. While the layout of the documents varies the level of agreement across the source documents should provide reassurance to dental professionals in every area of the UK. Download Comparison of UK Return-to-Practice documents Note…
This latest CDO letter provides information on plans to reintroduce dental services on a phased basis over the course of this month. A specific date being confirmed following the next 3-weekly lockdown review point on the 18 June. Practices are advised to:- implement the recommendations of the SDCEP practice recovery toolkit Prepare a single surgery…
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) have issued a minor update to their Resuming General Dental Services Guide. These minor changes relate to:- An update of Phase numbering throughout guide following CDO letter of 8 June 2020 which included the renaming of phases of remobilisation of NHS Dental Services. Addition of advice about appointing…
In a letter published today Tom Ferris, Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer updates the process to ‘Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services in Scotland’.
This is a letter about PPE to all dentists from National Services Scotland’s Directors of National Procurement and Dentistry.
In a letter of the 20th May the Chief Dental Officer outlined a phased remobilisation of NHS dental services. To support practitioners working in primary dental care the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has developed a Practice Recovery toolkit which includes a guide and associated implementation tools. The guide provides advice on: Practice organisation…
New advice for dental patients in Scotland has just been issued (20th May 2020).
An update to the recently published rapid review of recommendations for the re-opening of dental services is now available. The update includes 5 more counties bringing the total to 17 sets of recommendations from 16 different countries. There are some changes to the key messages:- This review reports on national recommendations for the re-structuring and…
Guidance to support decision-making for re-opening dental services closed or reduced across the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SDCEP is developing a guide to support dental practices prepare to re-open and start seeing patients. To help ensure that the guide addresses the topics of importance to dental teams we would be grateful if you could complete a short survey. The survey can be accessed here and should take no more than 15 minutes of your…
SDCEP has updated the Drugs for Management of Dental Problems During COVID-19 Pandemic supplement, which was first published on 8 April 2020. The drugs supplement is based on SDCEP’s Drug Prescribing for Dentistry guidance and lists the drug regimens that dentists are most likely to advise or prescribe for their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The updated version: – provides more…
A rapid review of recommendations for re-opening dental services following the closure or reduction of dental services across the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has now been published. The reivew is not a guidance document but summarises recommendations from the various sources identified within five themes relevant to the re-opening of dental…
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness programme has created a new guide entitled Dental Practice Closure During COVID-19 Pandemic. This guide comprises a checklist of points to consider when practices are to be closed for an extended period. Two parts are included in this version Part A: Actions to consider at closure Part B: Points to consider during…