Category: News
CDO Letter – Infection Prevention and Control guidance
8 July 2021In a letter today the Chief Dental Officer has provided an update on some forthcoming actions in relation to infection […]
Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.150
6 July 2021Memorandum PCA(D)2021(3) outlines the latest amendments to the statement of of dental remuneration (SDR). The memorandum contains details of:- Funding […]
CDO Letter – Activity Management- General Dental Services
29 June 2021Today the Chief Dental Officer has released a letter providing further information regarding activity monitoring in the General Dental Services […]
CDO Letter on Antimicrobial Prescribing
21 June 2021Notification of changes to prescribing guidance in the light of the remobilisation of services after COVID-19.
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 […]
Equitable remobilisation of dental services
14 June 2021The Scottish Consultants in Dental Public Health and Chief Administrative Dental Officers have published a position paper on the ‘equitable […]
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 […]
Human Tissue Authority announcement for the dental sector
7 June 2021Important regulatory changes regarding the import or export of human tissues and cells between Great Britain (GB) and the European Economic Area (EEA) for the dental sector.
Emergency Dental Boxes – Supply Issue
3 June 2021The NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service has issued a letter regarding the supply problem with the Emergency Dental Boxes. Download […]
Environmental mitigation of aerosol generating procedures in dental practice – SDCEP Survey
2 June 2021Following the publication of the Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry, the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is […]
Ventilation Information for Dentistry from SDCEP
4 May 2021SDCEP has published a summary of currently available information on ventilation. This has been compiled from several key publicly available […]
SDCEP -Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry- Update
29 April 2021SDCEP has has issued an update to Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review within a new […]
Practitioner Services – Information for Dental Practitioners
21 April 2021Following launch of the new NSS website (nss.nhs.scot) on 1st April 2021, content on the previous NSS website has been […]
CDO Letter, 13 April 2021
13 April 2021Letter from the CDO covering the Ventilation Survey, LFD Testing and the COVID-19 Surveillance Programme.
CDO Letter regarding Ventilation Survey
31 March 2021Your Designated Dentist should complete this survey by 23rd April 2021.
GDC – Annual Retention Fee – instalment option
23 March 2021The General Dental Council (GDC) has just announced that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) will be able to be paid in instalments.
Changes to Emergency Dental Kit
19 March 2021This letter from the NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service (PSS) outlines changes to the contents of the Dental Emergency Drugs […]
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.
Scottish GDP Future Leadership Fellows
8 March 2021NHS Scotland is offering a unique opportunity for two Dentists to develop their leadership skills at a strategic level.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources for Independent Dental Practitioners and their Teams
8 March 2021Mental health resources for independent dental practitioners and their teams.