This release from the Information Services Division, published on behalf of the Scottish Dental Practice Board (SDPB), provides an annual update on how primary care dental services are managed and provided in Scotland, how well these services are operating, and financial payments made to dentists. Compared to financial year 2014-2015: In 2015/16, the total cost…
The National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) is carried out annually under the auspices of the Scottish Dental Epidemiology Co-ordinating Committee on behalf of NHS Boards
This report the first in a new format providing an increased and more clearly structured set of information on how primary care dental services are managed and provided in Scotland, and how well these services are operating. It includes all the information previously provided in annual reports published by the Scottish Dental Practice Board (SDPB), but…
This report is the latest in a series of biennial dental workforce reports that aim to inform workforce planning for dental services in Scotland.
This report monitors NHS boards’ progress made towards the targets at both local and national level and covers the last 6 months of the calendar year 2010.
Dental statistical publications from the Information Statistics Division of NHS Scotland (ISD), including Registrations, Feeds and Action Plan monitoring reports.
The 2014 Dental Workforce report is the latest a series of reports that provide analysis, intelligence and modelling to support workforce planning for dental services in Scotland. Download a copy of the report
This is the section of the ISD website where all dental statistics publications are listed.
Reports of the findings of the 2008-2009 out-of-hours emergency dental services peer review visits to NHS boards throughout Scotland undertaken by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland. The peer review was initiated following the publication, in November 2007, of out-of-hours emergency dental care standards by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP). Healthcare Improvement Scotland took over…
In 2006 the Department of Health reformed the General Dental Service (GDS) in England and Wales. This report looked at whether the criteria for success had been met. View the report online
This report examines trends in oral health, the supply of dental services and the use of dental services in Scotland.
This report was produced as a joint project between NHS Education for Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland. The report is intended to provide data and trend analyses to support workforce planning for NHS dental services in Scotland. Since the launch of the Action Plan for Improving Oral Health and Modernising NHS Dental Services (2005)…
This report published in 2001 includes an executive summary and recommendations from a National Dental Information Working Group in information technology in Dentistry. Download a copy of the report.
The review was established in 2002 by the Chief Dental Officer. It was chaired by Margie Taylor, then Consultant in Dental Public Health with NHS Lanarkshire . The remit of the group was to review the role, remit and structure of primary care salaried dental services and identify an effective and efficient service for the…
The Information Services Division (ISD) is a division of National Services Scotland, part of NHS Scotland. ISD provides health information, health intelligence, statistical services and advice that support the NHS in progressing quality improvement in health and care and facilitates robust planning and decision making. The Dental section of ISD provides a range of dental…
This release provides information, as part of the Childsmile programme designed to improve the dental health of children in Scotland, on the application of fluoride varnish to children’s teeth.
Registrations within the NHS General Dental Service.
Released in December 2013 the inaugural report on the dental health of the Scottish population from the Chief Dental Officer, Margie Taylor.
This circular authorises changes in the pay and terms and conditions of service of staff in the Public Dental Service (PDS) and Dental Training Grades (DF1/2). From 1 April 2014 the training grades known previously as Training Grade GPT1 and Training Grade DF1 will be renamed as Vocational Training Grade and Core Training 1 Grade…
On 1 April 2004, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on behalf of the Health Committee, commissioned this survey of the population of Scottish dentists with the aim of: – Identifying their contribution to the provision of National Health Service dental services in Scotland. Identifying areas where the availability of such services is insufficient to meet…