Category: News
PPE Quality Control / Quality issues
2 March 2021Health Board contacts for Quality Control / Quality issues with the PPE
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 […]
£500 one off non-consolidated payment to persons working within an Independent Service Provider
8 February 2021Letter regarding the £500 payment to NHS staff including NHS Dentists and dental teams
Need help with your nhs.scot email account?
3 February 2021Contact details for NHS Boards for dental health professionals needing help with nhs.scot email addresses.
Revised SOPS for Dental Teams
2 February 2021Standard operating procedures for dental teams in Scotland Download the SOPS revised 20th December 2021 (PDF) Download the SOPS, revised […]
SDCEP Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review Update
25 January 2021The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has today issued an update to their ‘Rapid Review of the Mitigation of […]
Funding for Primary Care PPE provision
19 January 2021A letter from Paul Cushley, Dental Director at National Services Scotland indicates that funding for PPE in General Dental Services […]
Latest COVID Restrictions, 05 Jan 2021 – CDO Letter
5 January 2021CDO Letter clarifying the position for dental practices following the further restrictions announced from 5th January 2021.
Rent Reimbursement and QI Cycle- CDO Letter
21 December 2020The Chief Dental Officer (CDO) has issued a letter today providing information on the practice premises revaluation exercise and quality […]
Re-routing of low-level concerns
18 December 2020A new process allowing for the repatriation of low -level concerns to Health Boards and dental practices has been agreed […]
Non-CE marked Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
18 December 2020During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic when PPE supply chains were at risk, the European Commission issued an […]
COVID Vaccination Programme – 2020/21
1 December 2020This memorandum, PCD(D) 2020 (14) advises NHS Boards of the opportunity to involve NHS dental contractors in the COVID-19 vaccination […]
Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services: Phase 4
24 November 2020Update 24th November: an updated version of the Standard Operating Procedures for Dental Teams was released. As previously indicated NHS […]
Letter from the CDOs of the four UK nations
11 November 2020This is a joint letter to all dental health professionals from the UK’s four Chief Dental Officers.
The Oral Health of Scottish Prisoners 2019
11 November 2020The 2019 report on the ‘ Oral Health and Psychosocial Needs of Scottish Prisoners and Young Offenders ‘ has now […]
National Dental Inspection Program (NDIP) 2020 Report
21 October 2020The latest findings of the Detailed Inspection programme of P1 children in school year 2019/20 have now been released by […]
Penicillin V recommended as first line antibiotic for acute dento-alveolar infections
15 October 2020SAPG-Dental and clinical governance background to new prescribing guidance for penicillin V The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG), part of […]
CDO Letter – Full range of NHS dental treatments from 1st November
12 October 2020In a letter released today, Tom Ferris CDO Scotland announced that, as of Sunday 1st November dental contractors will be […]
SDCEP Rapid Review on Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry published
25 September 2020Today the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published their rapid review of the evidence related to the generation and […]
Aerosol Generation Procedures – SDCEP Questionnaire
17 September 2020The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP)is leading a rapid review of the evidence related to the generation and mitigation […]