Category: News
Safety Climate Survey FAQ 3: Working across practices and split registrations
17 January 2020Safety Climate Survey FAQ 3: What do do if you have staff working across practices or want to split your registration into smaller groups.
Safety Climate Survey Webinar
19 December 2019Download this flyer as a PDF Do you have questions about completing the Safety Climate Survey (SCS) in your practice? […]
How to register for the Safety Climate Survey
16 December 2019The survey closes on 31 March 2020 so start now to make sure your team have enough time to complete the process.
Safety Climate Survey – why you should take part
2 December 2019The Safety Climate Survey (SCS) is a tool that enables practices to consider the safety culture in their practice.
Becoming a Vocational Trainer
28 October 2019The application process is now open for Trainers for Dental Vocational Training and Therapist Vocational Training in Scotland for 2020/21
National Dental Inspection Program (NDIP) 2019 Report
22 October 2019The latest findings of the Detailed Inspection programme of P7 children in school year 2018/19 have now been released by the Information […]
SDR Amendment No. 142
10 October 2019The latest amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2019)12. The changes come into […]
Update to Pay and Conditions of Service, 2019-20
4 September 2019Changes in salary scales and allowances in 2019-20 for hospital dentists, public health dentists, dental service staff, training grades, advisors, assistant directors and directors of dental practice education.
SDCEP’s new Dental Companion app launched
13 August 2019A new app, the Dental Companion, launched today by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP), delivers easy mobile access to SDCEP’s evidence-based guidance.
New QI eLearning modules
31 July 2019Quality improvement elearning modules for all of the dental team.
Safety Climate Survey
24 July 2019The Safety Climate Survey for dental practices will open on Thursday 1 August 2019 and close on Tuesday 31st March 2020
No health without oral health – Report
22 July 2019How oral health contributes to Public Health Priorities in Scotland This report has been produced by the Consultants in Dental […]
Scottish Health Awards 2019
12 July 2019Dentist Award Why not nominate your dentist for the 2019 Scottish Health Awards Dentist Award? Anyone can nominate and nominations […]
Quality Improvement Activity for General Dental Practitioners 2019-22
9 July 2019A new memorandum [PCA(D)(2019)10] outlining the arrangements for the quality improvement (QI) activities undertaken by dentists for the forthcoming 3-year […]
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 […]
Amendment No 141 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration
27 June 2019Scottish ministers have amended the regulations on dental remuneration, effective from 1st July 2019
Use of external advisers for senior dental appointments in the PDS
14 June 2019Letter from the Interim Chief Dental Officer, 4th June 2019. This updates the previous CDO letter on external advisers issued on 2 June 2015.
Smile4life questionnaire
30 May 2019Smile4life is the national oral health improvement programme for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland. As part of an investigation into […]
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 […]