Caring for Smiles: Guide for care homes
Better oral care for dependent older people
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SDR Amendment No 149
Changes to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) on the amount of maternity, paternity, adoptive leave, and long term sickness payments that NHS dental contractors may receive.
COVID-19 infection prevention and control – Dental Appendix
This guidance is issued jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Public Health Wales (PHW), Public Health Agency (PHA) Northern Ireland, Health Protection Scotland (HPS), Public Health Scotland, Public Health England and NHS England.
Parameters of care for patients undergoing mandibular third molar surgery
Guidelines from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Moving towards a return to routine dental care
Standard operating procedures for dental teams in Scotland.
FFP3 Respirators: Advice from NSS
Advice to dentists about the reliability of FFP3 respirator masks, ongoing quality assurance procedure and the face-fitting programme.
Ventilation, water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19
A Short Life Working Group (SLWG) was established to review and make recommendations for remobilisation, development of guidance and other related activities (e.g. training) with respect to ventilation (and associated aspects) within dental practices in relation to Covid‐19. The contribution that factors play in mitigating the associated risk from Aerosol Generating Procedures(AGPs) were explored. COVID-19:…
SDR Amendment 145
Amendment 145 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration takes effect from 13th July 2020.
SDR Amendment 144
Amendment 144 of the Statement for Dental Remuneration was published on 22nd June 2020.
Remobilisation of dental services
This is a letter from the Chief Dental Officer to all dental health professionals in Scotland. It outlines the first steps for the remobilisation of NHS dental services in Scotland.
COVID-19 Guidance
Guidance for oral health professionals relating to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Statement of Dental Remuneration, Amendment 143
Amendment 143 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration covers duplicate study casts and practice allowance and reimbursement of practice rental costs – designated areas.
Safety Climate Survey
Collated information and FAQs about the Safety Climate Survey, which closes on 31st March 2020.
Pay and conditions of service
Changes 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 Dental Companion
The Dental Companion, by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP), delivers easy mobile access to SDCEP’s evidence-based guidance via Google Play, iTunes or the web.
Quality Improvement (QI) Methodology eLearning Modules
This document contains background information and links to four elearning modules in Quality Improvement hosted by Turas for NHS Education for Scotland.
Quality Improvement Activites for GDPs 2019-22
utlines the arrangements for the quality improvement (QI) activities undertaken by dentists for the forthcoming 3-year cycle 2019/22.
Statement of Dental Remuneration, Amendment 141
Scottish ministers have amended the regulations on dental remuneration, effective from 1st July 2019
Dentists with Enhanced Skills in Domiciliary Care
This letter advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of new arrangements being introduced for the provision of enhanced skills in domiciliary care by domiciliary care dentists to care home residents. Download: PCA(D) 2019(9)
No Health Without Oral Health: How oral health contributes to public health priorities in Scotland
This paper has been prepared by the Consultants in Dental Public Health and Chief Administrative Dental Officers Group in Scotland as part of the Public Health Reform Programme.