The first GDP Leadership Fellowship Programme has just been announced. This opportunity is designed to strengthen future dentistry leadership by developing the skills of individuals at a national strategic level with support from NHS Scotland’s Dental leaders. Each post is an excellent opportunity for general dental practitioners, with of over 4 years’ experience of GDS…
An updated version of the combine practice inspection checklist is available from today. The revised checklist will come into force for practice inspections that take place on or after the 1st May 2020. For practices undergoing inspection up to and including the 30th April 2020 the existing froms should be used. A summary of the…
What to do after you run your report: share it, talk about it and act on it.
Safety Climate Survey FAQ4: What your report will look like.
Safety Climate Survey FAQ 3: What do do if you have staff working across practices or want to split your registration into smaller groups.
Download this flyer as a PDF Do you have questions about completing the Safety Climate Survey (SCS) in your practice? Would you like to hear more about planning your team meeting and completing your action plans? If so, join us for our WebEx on 15 January 2020 12:30-13:30 to hear from our national team. How…
The survey closes on 31 March 2020 so start now to make sure your team have enough time to complete the process.
The Safety Climate Survey (SCS) is a tool that enables practices to consider the safety culture in their practice.
The application process is now open for Trainers for Dental Vocational Training and Therapist Vocational Training in Scotland for 2020/21
The latest findings of the Detailed Inspection programme of P7 children in school year 2018/19 have now been released by the Information Services Division (ISD). 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. Main points Children’s dental health is continuing…
The latest amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2019)12. The changes come into force on the 1st November 2019.The The full SDR No. 142 to the SDR can be downloaded from our SDR page
Please could you take 10 minutes to complete this simple, anonymous, survey on ‘Consent in Dentistry’ from the University of Dundee which aims to gauge the opinions and practises of dentists who discuss material risks with patients in the Post-Montgomery era. Thanks to those who participated the survey is now closed.
Dentists, dental nurses, dental hygienists/therapists and dental practice managers… We need your help to design strategies to help dental professionals improve the quality of the care they provide to patients. We would like to invite you to work with us to make sure we design strategies that will work in the real world of dental…
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.
A 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.
Quality improvement elearning modules for all of the dental team.
The Safety Climate Survey for dental practices will open on Thursday 1 August 2019 and close on Tuesday 31st March 2020
How oral health contributes to Public Health Priorities in Scotland This report has been produced by the Consultants in Dental Public Health (CsDPH) and Chief Administrative Dental Officers (CADO) Group in Scotland as part of the Public Health Reform Programme. This paper outlines the successes in oral health and outlines the challenges to be faced…
Dentist Award Why not nominate your dentist for the 2019 Scottish Health Awards Dentist Award? Anyone can nominate and nominations from the public are welcome. This award is for an individual dentist providing excellent NHS dental care for people in Scotland. This award aims to recognise the high quality and dedicated NHS dental care that an individual…
A new memorandum [PCA(D)(2019)10] outlining the arrangements for the quality improvement (QI) activities undertaken by dentists for the forthcoming 3-year cycle 2019/22 is now available. Dentists are required to undertake quality improvement activities as a terms of service requirement, as described in paragraph 40 of Schedule 1 to the NHS (General Dental Services) Scotland Regulations…